TidalMapSugar Creek at NC 51 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 02146381 sits on Sugar Creek and reads everything draining 65 square miles of the Lower Catawba basin. Its datum sits 521 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1995, 32 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Three gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Sugar Creek at Arrowood Road near Charlotte, NC, reading 44 square miles. This gauge adds the 22 square miles that drain in between.
Normal flows here
Sugar Creek runs a median of 46 cfs at this gauge across 32 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 64 cfs, and October the leanest at 35 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 4,790 cfs in 1997, and the lowest is 16 cfs in 2016.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59 cfs | 128% |
| Feb | 61 cfs | 133% |
| Mar | 64 cfs | 139% |
| Apr | 54 cfs | 118% |
| May | 47 cfs | 102% |
| Jun | 46 cfs | 100% |
| Jul | 41 cfs | 89% |
| Aug | 39 cfs | 85% |
| Sep | 36 cfs | 79% |
| Oct | 35 cfs | 76% |
| Nov | 39 cfs | 85% |
| Dec | 48 cfs | 104% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1995 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Sugar Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 18 feet. NWS starts watching it at 17 feet. The highest crest on record is 18.7 feet, in July 1997.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 17 ft |
| Minor flooding | 18 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 22 ft |
| Major flooding | 31 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| July 1997 | 18.7 ft |
| August 2008 | 15.1 ft |
| March 2007 | 14.9 ft |
| May 2003 | 14.9 ft |
| August 1995 | 14.7 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PNVN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Little Sugar Creek at Pineville, NC
- Mcalpine Creek below Mcmullen Creek near Pineville, NC
- Sugar Creek at Arrowood Road near Charlotte, NC
- Steele Creek at Sr1441 near Pineville, NC
- Coffey Creek near Charlotte, NC
- Little Sugar C at Archdale Dr at Charlotte, NC
- Four Mile Creek near Pineville, NC
- Little Hope Creek at Seneca Place at Charlotte, NC
- Mcmullen Creek at Sharon View Rd near Charlotte, NC
- Mcalpine Creek at Colony Rd near Olde Providence, NC
- Little Sugar Creek at Hillside Ave, Charlotte, NC
- Irwin Creek near Charlotte, NC
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02146381. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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