TidalMapMcalpine Creek at Colony Rd near Olde Providence, NC Flow & Water Level
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 02146614 sits on Mcalpine Creek and reads everything draining 47 square miles of the Lower Catawba basin. Its datum sits 535 feet above sea level NAVD88.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Mcalpine Creek at Sardis Road near Charlotte, NC, reading 39 square miles. This gauge adds the 8.5 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Mcalpine Creek below Mcmullen Creek near Pineville, NC at 92 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 51% of the water measured there.
Flood stages and record crests
Mcalpine Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 17 feet. NWS starts watching it at 15 feet. The highest crest on record is 20 feet, in September 2018.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 15 ft |
| Minor flooding | 17 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 22 ft |
| Major flooding | 24 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 2018 | 20 ft |
| August 2008 | 18.5 ft |
| January 2010 | 17.2 ft |
| July 2010 | 16.7 ft |
| December 2015 | 15.1 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MCCN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Mcmullen Creek at Sharon View Rd near Charlotte, NC
- Mcalpine Creek at Sardis Road near Charlotte, NC
- Four Mile Creek near Pineville, NC
- Mcmullen Creek above Lincrest Place at Charlotte, NC
- Little Sugar C at Archdale Dr at Charlotte, NC
- Briar Creek above Colony Rd at Charlotte, NC
- Little Hope Creek at Seneca Place at Charlotte, NC
- Briar Creek at Providence Road at Charlotte, NC
- Little Sugar Creek at Hillside Ave, Charlotte, NC
- Mcalpine Creek below Mcmullen Creek near Pineville, NC
- Little Sugar Creek at Pineville, NC
- Briar Creek below Edwards Branch near Charlotte, NC
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02146614. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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