Big Dutchman Creek at Mt Gallant Rd, 5 NNE Rock Hill, SC

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

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 16 ftMajor Flood Stage. Extremely rare and catastrophic flooding of Big Dutchman Creek may be developing with disastrous impacts to property. Basements and crawl spaces may be completely submerged. First-floor building elevations may be experiencing ruinous flooding greater than 1 ft deep. Travel may be severely restricted with significant roadway inundation, stranding several homes.
• 14 ftModerate Flood Stage. Unusual, damaging flooding is developing adjacent to Big Dutchman Creek with considerable impacts to property. Significant flooding reaching 4-6 ft deep is ongoing for low-lying, flood-prone areas. Outbuildings, crawl spaces, and/or basements may be experiencing flooding reaching 2-4 feet deep, especially along Drawbridge Ct and Forrest Hills Cir. Floodwaters may begin inundating Mt Gallant Rd at Hightower Rd with significant impacts to travel developing.
• 12 ftMinor flooding continues. Extensive flooding of low-lying, flood-prone areas including farmland, woodlands, wetlands, and residential yards is developing. Inundation of outbuildings off of Drawbridge Ct and Forrest Hills Cir may be ongoing, with depths up to 2 feet.
• 11 ftMinor Flood Stage. Common, deeper flooding of low-lying areas adjacent to Big Dutchman Creek is developing with lesser impacts to vulnerable property. More significant floodwaters are beginning to impact low-lying areas, including farmland, woodlands, and wetlands, as well as residential yards off of Drawbridge Ct, Forrest Hills Cir and Land Fall Dr, with inundation approximately 2-4 ft deep. Inundation of residential outbuildings adjacent to the creek may be imminent.
• 9 ftAction/Advisory Stage. Common, nuisance flooding of low-lying areas adjacent to Big Dutchman Creek is beginning. Floodwaters are beginning to impact farmland, woodlands, and wetlands with up to 2 feet of inundation. The lowest elevations of residential yards off of Drawbridge Ct, Forest Hills Cir, and Land Fall Dr are beginning to flood.

Highest crests on record

1. 12.72 ft — July 13, 2011
2. 12.19 ft — February 6, 2020
3. 11.7 ft — July 25, 2014
4. 11.51 ft — January 25, 2010
5. 10.35 ft — April 20, 2015

Recent crests: 12.19 ft (February 6, 2020) · 9.74 ft (May 1, 2016) · 9.87 ft (December 23, 2015) · 9.43 ft (December 22, 2015) · 10.35 ft (April 20, 2015)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• Catawba River above Rock Hill, SC
• Manchester Creek near Rock Hill, SC
• Tools Fork Creek near Rock Hill, SC
• Sugar Creek NC near Fort Mill, SC
• Wildcat Creek below Rock Hill, SC
• Steele Creek at Carowinds Blvd, 2.5 SSE Steele Creek, NC
• Allison Creek near York, SC
• Sugar Creek at Rock Hill-Pineville Rd (NC 51), 1 WNW Pineville, NC