McAlpine Creek below Sardis Road
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
The past week
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What floods at each level
- 22 ft
AT THIS STAGE THE ROADWAY WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
- 18 ft
PARTS OF OLD BELL RD MAY FLOOD.
- 15 ft
RIVER WILL BE OUT OF BANKS AND WILL FLOOD ONE ROAD LABELED MCALPINE CREEK GREENWAY SOUTH.
- 14 ft
PARTS OF HOLLY LANE MAY BECOME FLOODED.
- 12 ft
12 FT HERE AND 6.5 OR HIGHER AT ISNN7 HAS CAUSED FLOODING IN PAST. FLOODING OF 2 ROADS SAM NEWELL RD NEAR INDEPENDENCE POINTE PKWY AND TANK TOWN ROAD WILL BE POSSIBLE CALL IF RAINFALL WAS 2 + INCHES.
- 11.5 ft
CREST OF 11.5 HERE WILL CAUSE A CREST AT MCCN7 OF 13.5 FT.
- 9 ft
CREST OF 9 FT HERE WILL CAUSE A CREST OF 12.14 FT AT MCCN7
- 2 ft
2.0 OR MORE IN ONE TO 3 HRS WILL LIKELY CAUSE CREEK TO RISE TO 11 FT. ISNN7 MAY RISE TO ARD 7 FT. 2 ROADS WILL LIKELY FLOOD...SAM NEWELL ROAD SOUTHWEST OF INDEPENDENCE POINTE PKWY AND TANK TOWN ROAD...BUTTHESE ROADS ARE WITHIN A DIFFERENT TRIBUTARY OF IRVINS CREEK...NOT THE GAGED MAINSTEM.
- 1.8 ft
1.8 IN 1.5 HOUR IN DROUGHT CAUSE A 5.5 FT RISE OR 6 FT RISE IN WET. SSHP DID OK IF YOU USE 1.00 THRESHHOLD RUNOFF VALUE.
- 1.2 ft
A BASIN RAIN OF 1.20 WILL CAUSE A 8 FT RISE
- 1 ft
0.70 TO 1.0 IN 2 HRS ON WET GRD BASIN WIDE CAUSED A 7 FT RISE.
Highest crests on record
| Date | Level | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 1995 | 17.79 ft | 9,040 cfs |
| Sep 16, 2018 | 17.68 ft | — |
| Mar 23, 1979 | 16.7 ft | 6,690 cfs |
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