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Irwin Creek at Statesville Ave, in Lincoln Heights

Highest listed crest 13.50 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft16 crests since 1982

The Irwin Creek at Statesville Ave, in Lincoln Heights crested above flood stage 3 times among the 16 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1982 to 2016. The highest, 13.50 ft on August 5, 2011, was moderate flooding, 4.50 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.50 ft
August 5, 2011; 4,504 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 11, 2013
10.90 ft, minor flooding
Location
Mecklenburg County
Near Charlotte (3.7 mi), Huntersville (10.2 mi), Mount Holly (10.2 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Irwin Creek at Statesville Ave, in Lincoln Heights
Action stage6.09Sep 26, 2016The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.01Jul 11, 2013Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.02Aug 5, 2011Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

16 crests from 1982 to 2016. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Irwin Creek at Statesville Ave, in Lincoln Heights, 1982 to 2016 468101214ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 14.0 ft Jun 18, 1982: 7.58 ft, action stage; 1,430 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1985: 6.01 ft, action stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 1985: 6.31 ft, action stage; 1,090 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1999: 5.44 ft, below flood stage; 880 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2000: 4.85 ft, below flood stage; 733 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 2001: 4.00 ft, below flood stage; 519 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 2004: 7.12 ft, action stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2004: 5.05 ft, below flood stage; 484 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2004: 6.70 ft, action stageJul 30, 2005: 7.06 ft, action stage; 1,220 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2006: 7.46 ft, action stage; 1,410 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2007: 8.13 ft, action stage; 1,770 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 2010: 11.00 ft, moderate flooding; 3,930 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 2011: 13.50 ft, moderate flooding; 4,504 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2013: 10.90 ft, minor flooding; 3,840 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 2016: 8.11 ft, action stage Highest, 13.50 ft, Aug 5, 2011 199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Irwin Creek at Statesville Ave, in Lincoln Heights 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 3 3 1980s1990s2000s2010s
  1. 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.
  2. 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, Irwin Creek at Statesville Ave, in Lincoln Heights
1Aug 5, 201113.50+4.50Moderate4,504
2Aug 6, 201011.00+2.00Moderate3,930
3Jul 11, 201310.90+1.90Minor3,840
4Mar 2, 20078.13−0.87Action1,770
5Sep 26, 20168.11−0.89Action—
6Jun 18, 19827.58−1.42Action1,430
7Jun 22, 20067.46−1.54Action1,410
8Sep 7, 20047.12−1.88Action1,250
9Jul 30, 20057.06−1.94Action1,220
10Sep 27, 20046.70−2.30Action—
11Nov 21, 19856.31−2.69Action1,090
12Jun 7, 19856.01−2.99Action1,020
13Jan 23, 19995.44−3.56Below flood stage880
14Sep 17, 20045.05−3.95Below flood stage484
15Jul 12, 20004.85−4.15Below flood stage733
16Sep 24, 20014.00−5.00Below flood stage519

Other gauges in Mecklenburg County

Flood gauges in Mecklenburg County
Colony Road10.016.09 ft, Aug 27, 20081
Independence Blvd9.512.87 ft, Jan 25, 20100
Providence road14.015.39 ft, Aug 27, 20080
Shamrock Drive6.59.43 ft, Aug 27, 20080
Edward's Branch15.017.89 ft, Aug 27, 20080
Sheffield drive7.58.72 ft, Jan 24, 20100
Gum Branch road10.010.79 ft, Aug 27, 20080
Sam Newell Road8.010.27 ft, Jun 18, 20030
Seneca Pl, in Madison Park8.59.89 ft, Jun 7, 20030
NC51 Pineville18.023.04 ft, Jul 23, 19970
Hillside Ave, in Myers Park12.013.98 ft, Aug 7, 20100
Medical Center Dr, 1 SSW Cherry13.514.83 ft, Jul 23, 19970
Archdale Dr, 1 ESE Montclaire12.015.06 ft, Jul 23, 19970
E 36th St, in North Davidson (NoDa)11.015.14 ft, Sep 10, 20080
PAW CREEK12.513.45 ft, Jul 23, 19970
Stony Creek nr Harrisburg13.019.99 ft, Nov 12, 20200
Colony Rd17.019.98 ft, Sep 16, 20180
Waste Water Treatment Plant18.019.40 ft, Aug 27, 19950
HUNTERSVILLE14.016.00 ft, Jun 29, 20130
Lincrest Place7.59.64 ft, Jan 25, 20100
Sharon View9.011.44 ft, Aug 27, 20080
Wilkinson Blvd12.512.50 ft, Jul 11, 20130
I-485 nr Pine Ridge15.015.08 ft, Aug 27, 20080
Carowinds Blvd, 2.5 SSE Steele Creek9.511.44 ft, Jul 27, 19980
State St.10.015.31 ft, Aug 5, 20110
W Morehead St (US 29), in Wesley Heights14.018.61 ft, Aug 5, 20111
W Arrowood Rd, 2 W Starmount16.017.52 ft, Aug 6, 20110
Rock Hill-Pineville Rd (NC 51), 1 WNW Pineville18.018.68 ft, Jul 23, 19970
mouth of South Prong River15.016.96 ft, Jun 29, 20130

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge IRSN7, 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.