TidalMapSteele Creek at Sr1441 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.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 0214678175 sits on Steele Creek and reads everything draining 6.9 square miles of the Lower Catawba basin. Its datum sits 562 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1998, 28 years of it.
Normal flows here
Steele Creek runs a median of 1.6 cfs at this gauge across 28 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 3.6 cfs, and October the leanest at 0.8 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 603 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2022.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.2 cfs | 200% |
| Feb | 3.4 cfs | 212% |
| Mar | 3.6 cfs | 225% |
| Apr | 2.5 cfs | 159% |
| May | 1.8 cfs | 112% |
| Jun | 1.4 cfs | 91% |
| Jul | 1.2 cfs | 75% |
| Aug | 1.3 cfs | 81% |
| Sep | 0.9 cfs | 54% |
| Oct | 0.8 cfs | 52% |
| Nov | 1.1 cfs | 69% |
| Dec | 2.3 cfs | 144% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1998 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Steele Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 9.5 feet. NWS starts watching it at 8.5 feet. The highest crest on record is 11.4 feet, in July 1998.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 8.5 ft |
| Minor flooding | 9.5 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 12 ft |
| Major flooding | 14 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| July 1998 | 11.4 ft |
| August 2006 | 10.2 ft |
| September 2016 | 9.3 ft |
| March 2007 | 9.1 ft |
| March 2003 | 8.9 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge STSN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 0214678175. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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