Little Sugar Creek at Pineville, NC

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina · USGS gauge 02146530 · NWS PINN7 · Little Sugar Creek flood status · North Carolina river levels

Nearby: river levels near Charlotte

Is Little Sugar Creek at Pineville, NC flooding right now?

Little Sugar Creek at Pineville, NC measured 1.68 ft on 2026-09-22 21:15:00 UTC. That observation was 16.3 ft below its 18 ft flood stage. This is the latest available reading, not a guarantee of current conditions.

Gauge height
1.68 ft
as of 46 min ago
Streamflow
36 cfs
data refreshed 15 min ago

Minor flooding here begins at 18 ft, with major flooding at 25 ft. The highest crest on record was 23.04 ft on Wed, Jul 23, 1997.

Streamflow outlook

NOAA National Water Model forecast, issued 10 hours ago. The NWM models discharge for every river reach in the country, including the many gauges the National Weather Service does not forecast individually. It is a model, not an official NWS river forecast, and it predicts flow rather than water level.

Flood stages at this gauge

CategoryStageCurrent distance
Action17 ft15.3 ft below
Minor flood18 ft16.3 ft below
Moderate flood20 ft18.3 ft below
Major flood25 ft23.3 ft below

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Highest crests on record

StageDate
23.04 ft1997-07-23
18.74 ft2003-06-08
18.13 ft2010-01-25
17.47 ft1998-07-27
16.16 ft2007-03-02

Nearby gauges

GaugeDistanceCounty
Sugar Creek at Nc 51 near Pineville, NC1.0 miMecklenburg County
Mcalpine Creek below Mcmullen Creek near Pineville, NC1.5 miMecklenburg County
Mcalpine Creek at Sr2964 near Camp Cox, SC3.1 miLancaster County
Four Mile Creek near Pineville, NC3.4 miMecklenburg County
Sugar Creek at Arrowood Road near Charlotte, NC4.1 miMecklenburg County
Provisional data: Real-time readings are provisional and subject to revision by the USGS — sensors can be affected by ice, debris, or equipment malfunction. Do not rely on this site for decisions involving personal safety; follow official guidance from the National Weather Service and local authorities.

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