Taggart Creek at West Blvd (NC 160), 1 WSW Reid Park, NC
River level and flood forecast · Mecklenburg County
Normal1.6 ftas of Mon 4:30 PM
The river is 17.4 ft below flood stage (19 ft).
Flow: 3 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 23 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 21 ft |
| Flood stage | 19 ft |
| Action stage | 17 ft |
| Record crest (June 7, 2003) | 10.45 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 23 ftMajor Flood Stage. Catastrophic inundation exceeding 3' is beginning to impact an approximately 600 ft stretch of Billy Graham Pkwy, located just north of West Blvd. Inundation exceeding 1 ft deep is beginning along an approximately 150 ft stretch of West Blvd, located just east of Billy Graham Pkwy. Significant impacts to travel are ongoing. Flooding of the lowest elevations of the Taggart Creek Greenway is beginning.
- 21 ftModerate Flood Stage. Nearly all of an approximately 600 ft stretch of Billy Graham Pkwy, located just north of West Blvd, is inundated by shallow floodwaters. Portions of this stretch are beginning to experience inundation exceeding 1 ft deep. Shallow inundation of an approximately 150 ft stretch of West Blvd is beginning. Significant impacts to travel are developing.
- 19 ftMinor Flood Stage. Shallow floodwaters are beginning to inundate an approximately 600 ft long section of Billy Graham Pkwy just north of West Blvd. Floodwaters are approaching an approximately 150 ft section of West Blvd just west of the intersection with Billy Graham Pkwy.
- 17 ftAction Stage. High flows are beginning to escape the stream channel and flood adjacent undeveloped areas between Taggart Creek and Billy Graham Pkwy.
Highest crests on record
- 10.45 ft — June 7, 2003
- 9.04 ft — March 2, 2007
- 8.97 ft — July 17, 2004
- 7.17 ft — July 27, 1998
- 6.1 ft — November 16, 2006
Recent crests: 9.04 ft (March 2, 2007) · 6.1 ft (November 16, 2006) · 8.97 ft (July 17, 2004) · 10.45 ft (June 7, 2003) · 5.73 ft (March 29, 2001)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Irwin Creek at Charlotte Water Treatment Plant, 1 S Reid Park, NC
- Stewart Creek at W Morehead St (US 29), in Wesley Heights, NC
- Paw Creek at Wilkinson Blvd, NC
- Stewart Creek at State St., NC
- Coffee Creek at S Tryon St (NC 49), 3 ENE Steele Creek, NC
- Beaverdam Creek above Windy Gap Rd, NC
- Sugar Creek above W Arrowood Rd, 2 W Starmount, NC
- Little Sugar Creek above Hillside Ave, in Myers Park, NC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WSTN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.