TidalMapMcalpine Creek below Mcmullen Creek near Pineville, 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.
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About this gauge
USGS gauge 02146750 sits on Mcalpine Creek and reads everything draining 92 square miles of the Lower Catawba basin. Its datum sits 515 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1974, 52 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Three gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Mcalpine Creek at Colony Rd near Olde Providence, NC, reading 47 square miles. This gauge adds the 45 square miles that drain in between.
Normal flows here
Mcalpine Creek runs a median of 26 cfs at this gauge across 52 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 53 cfs, and October the leanest at 12 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 7,740 cfs in 1995, and the lowest is 0.3 cfs in 2008.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49 cfs | 185% |
| Feb | 51 cfs | 192% |
| Mar | 53 cfs | 200% |
| Apr | 37 cfs | 140% |
| May | 28 cfs | 106% |
| Jun | 22 cfs | 85% |
| Jul | 20 cfs | 75% |
| Aug | 17 cfs | 64% |
| Sep | 13 cfs | 49% |
| Oct | 12 cfs | 45% |
| Nov | 21 cfs | 79% |
| Dec | 36 cfs | 136% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1974 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Mcalpine Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 18 feet. NWS starts watching it at 17 feet. The highest crest on record is 19.4 feet, in August 1995.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 17 ft |
| Minor flooding | 18 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 22 ft |
| Major flooding | 24 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| August 1995 | 19.4 ft |
| September 2018 | 18.6 ft |
| July 1997 | 16.6 ft |
| August 2008 | 15.4 ft |
| October 1989 | 14.9 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MCPN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Little Sugar Creek at Pineville, NC
- Sugar Creek at NC 51 near Pineville, NC
- Four Mile Creek near Pineville, NC
- Six Mile Creek near Pineville, NC
- Mcalpine Creek at Colony Rd near Olde Providence, NC
- Little Sugar C at Archdale Dr at Charlotte, NC
- Sugar Creek at Arrowood Road near Charlotte, NC
- Mcmullen Creek at Sharon View Rd near Charlotte, NC
- Steele Creek at Sr1441 near Pineville, NC
- Coffey Creek near Charlotte, NC
- Little Hope Creek at Seneca Place at Charlotte, NC
- Little Sugar Creek at Hillside Ave, Charlotte, NC
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02146750. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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