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Little Sugar Creek above Hillside Ave, in Myers Park

Highest listed crest 13.98 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft15 crests since 1962

The Little Sugar Creek above Hillside Ave, in Myers Park crested above flood stage 6 times among the 15 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1962 to 2016. The highest, 13.98 ft on August 7, 2010, was minor flooding, 1.98 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.98 ft
August 7, 2010
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
0
6 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 23, 2011
12.63 ft, minor flooding
Location
Mecklenburg County
Near Charlotte (2.2 mi), Pineville (6.5 mi), Matthews (8.7 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little Sugar Creek above Hillside Ave, in Myers Park
Action stage9.05Sep 26, 2016The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.06Sep 23, 2011Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

15 crests from 1962 to 2016. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Sugar Creek above Hillside Ave, in Myers Park, 1962 to 2016 5101520ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Jan 6, 1962: 11.60 ft, action stageAug 21, 1965: 11.79 ft, action stage; 3,300 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 2006: 12.45 ft, minor floodingNov 22, 2006: 6.95 ft, below flood stageJun 5, 2009: 8.54 ft, below flood stageJul 23, 2009: 10.53 ft, action stageAug 16, 2009: 12.78 ft, minor floodingNov 11, 2009: 8.04 ft, below flood stageJun 1, 2010: 12.04 ft, minor floodingAug 7, 2010: 13.98 ft, minor floodingAug 5, 2011: 12.41 ft, minor floodingSep 23, 2011: 12.63 ft, minor floodingSep 4, 2014: 10.65 ft, action stageSep 26, 2016: 11.03 ft, action stageOct 8, 2016: 7.36 ft, below flood stage Highest, 13.98 ft, Aug 7, 2010 19701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Sugar Creek above Hillside Ave, in Myers Park 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 2 2010s: 4 4 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Little Sugar Creek above Hillside Ave, in Myers Park
1Aug 7, 201013.98+1.98Minor—
2Aug 16, 200912.78+0.78Minor—
3Sep 23, 201112.63+0.63Minor—
4Aug 16, 200612.45+0.45Minor—
5Aug 5, 201112.41+0.41Minor—
6Jun 1, 201012.04+0.04Minor—
7Aug 21, 196511.79−0.21Action3,300
8Jan 6, 196211.60−0.40Action—
9Sep 26, 201611.03−0.97Action—
10Sep 4, 201410.65−1.35Action—
11Jul 23, 200910.53−1.47Action—
12Jun 5, 20098.54−3.46Below flood stage—
13Nov 11, 20098.04−3.96Below flood stage—
14Oct 8, 20167.36−4.64Below flood stage—
15Nov 22, 20066.95−5.05Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Little Sugar Creek

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

August 16, 2006: 12.45 ft here, minor flooding

August 5, 2011: 12.41 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Little Sugar Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Little Sugar Creek
E 36th St, in North Davidson (NoDa)NC11.015.14 ft, Sep 10, 20080
Medical Center Dr, 1 SSW CherryNC13.514.83 ft, Jul 23, 19970
Hillside Ave, in Myers Park this gaugeNC12.013.98 ft, Aug 7, 20100
Archdale Dr, 1 ESE MontclaireNC12.015.06 ft, Jul 23, 19970

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
Statesville Ave, in Lincoln Heights9.013.50 ft, Aug 5, 20110
Seneca Pl, in Madison Park8.59.89 ft, Jun 7, 20030
NC51 Pineville18.023.04 ft, Jul 23, 19970
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 LSHN7, 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.