Goose Creek at Hwy 1524 nr Indian Trail

Highest listed crest 13.25 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft12 crests since 2009

The Goose Creek at Hwy 1524 nr Indian Trail crested above flood stage 4 times among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2020. The highest, 13.25 ft on August 19, 2015, was moderate flooding, 4.25 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 13.25 ft; August 19, 2015; 5,010 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 9.0 ft; Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: February 6, 2020; 10.57 ft, minor flooding
Location: Union County; Near Stallings (2.1 mi), Mint Hill (3.6 mi), Indian Trail (4.4 mi)
Identifiers: NWS GCKN7; USGS 0212467451

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Goose Creek at Hwy 1524 nr Indian Trail

Action stage	8.0	1	Jun 10, 2013	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	9.0	3	Feb 6, 2020	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	12.0	1	Aug 19, 2015	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	14.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

12 crests from 2009 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Goose Creek at Hwy 1524 nr Indian Trail

1	Aug 19, 2015	13.25	+4.25	Moderate	5,010
2	Jul 15, 2014	11.28	+2.28	Minor	3,300
3	Feb 6, 2020	10.57	+1.57	Minor	1,170
4	Jul 12, 2010	10.06	+1.06	Minor	—
5	Jun 10, 2013	8.24	−0.76	Action	2,090
6	Dec 22, 2015	7.58	−1.42	Below flood stage	1,690
7	Jul 31, 2011	6.42	−2.58	Below flood stage	1,440
8	Nov 11, 2009	5.58	−3.42	Below flood stage	—
9	Sep 16, 2018	5.28	−3.72	Below flood stage	893
10	Oct 11, 2018	5.13	−3.87	Below flood stage	845
11	Aug 14, 2017	5.11	−3.89	Below flood stage	839
12	Aug 6, 2012	4.67	−4.33	Below flood stage	745

The worst floods along the Goose Creek

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Goose Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.

July 15, 2014: 11.28 ft here, minor flooding

SR1525 nr Indian TrailNC · Jul 16, 2014 · 10.24 ft · Minor · its highest

February 6, 2020: 10.57 ft here, minor flooding

SR1525 nr Indian TrailNC · Feb 6, 2020 · 9.30 ft · Minor

July 12, 2010: 10.06 ft here, minor flooding

SR1525 nr Indian TrailNC · Jul 12, 2010 · 8.95 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Goose Creek

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Goose Creek

Hwy 1524 nr Indian Trail this gauge	NC	9.0	13.25 ft, Aug 19, 2015	0
SR1525 nr Indian Trail	NC	7.5	10.24 ft, Jul 16, 2014	0

Other gauges in Union County

Flood gauges in Union County

SR1525 nr Indian Trail	7.5	10.24 ft, Jul 16, 2014	0

Union County: every hazard · River floods across the country · North Carolina

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GCKN7, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.