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Little Sugar Creek at Archdale Dr, 1 ESE Montclaire

Highest listed crest 15.06 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft45 crests since 1975

The Little Sugar Creek at Archdale Dr, 1 ESE Montclaire crested above flood stage 19 times among the 45 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1975 to 2016. The highest, 15.06 ft on July 23, 1997, was moderate flooding, 3.06 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Little Sugar Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.06 ft
July 23, 1997; 13,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
0
19 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 1, 2010
12.34 ft, minor flooding
Location
Mecklenburg County
Near Pineville (4.3 mi), Charlotte (4.5 mi), Matthews (8.6 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 at Archdale Dr, 1 ESE Montclaire
Action stage11.011Jul 20, 2012The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.016Jun 1, 2010Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.03Aug 27, 2008Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

45 crests from 1975 to 2016. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Sugar Creek at Archdale Dr, 1 ESE Montclaire, 1975 to 2016 81012141618ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Sep 22, 1975: 12.70 ft, minor flooding; 7,360 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 1977: 10.48 ft, below flood stage; 4,410 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1978: 11.00 ft, action stage; 5,000 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1979: 10.27 ft, below flood stage; 4,180 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1979: 10.57 ft, below flood stage; 4,510 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1979: 12.44 ft, minor flooding; 6,900 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1979: 10.36 ft, below flood stage; 4,280 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 1979: 12.09 ft, minor flooding; 6,340 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1979: 12.16 ft, minor flooding; 6,450 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1981: 10.48 ft, below flood stage; 4,410 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1981: 12.22 ft, minor flooding; 6,540 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1981: 10.38 ft, below flood stage; 4,740 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1982: 12.25 ft, minor flooding; 7,220 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 1983: 11.48 ft, action stage; 6,110 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1984: 10.90 ft, below flood stage; 5,370 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1985: 12.37 ft, minor flooding; 7,740 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1985: 12.61 ft, minor flooding; 8,100 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1985: 11.75 ft, action stage; 6,860 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 1985: 11.31 ft, action stage; 6,290 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1989: 11.79 ft, action stage; 6,920 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1991: 11.85 ft, action stage; 7,000 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1991: 11.26 ft, action stage; 6,230 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1993: 12.26 ft, minor flooding; 7,580 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 1994: 12.09 ft, minor flooding; 7,330 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 1995: 13.14 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1996: 10.66 ft, below flood stage; 5,920 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1997: 15.06 ft, moderate flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1999: 12.15 ft, minor flooding; 8,240 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2000: 10.11 ft, below flood stageMar 29, 2001: 9.15 ft, below flood stage; 3,960 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2003: 14.79 ft, moderate flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2004: 11.35 ft, action stage; 6,950 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 2006: 13.60 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2007: 11.69 ft, action stage; 7,480 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 2008: 14.99 ft, moderate flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2009: 13.78 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 13.68 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2010: 12.34 ft, minor flooding; 8,574 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 2011: 11.71 ft, action stage; 7,220 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 2012: 11.13 ft, action stage; 6,230 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2013: 9.69 ft, below flood stage; 4,240 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2013: 9.88 ft, below flood stage; 4,490 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2015: 10.13 ft, below flood stage; 4,820 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 2016: 10.19 ft, below flood stageOct 8, 2016: 8.97 ft, below flood stage; 3,768 cubic feet per second Highest, 15.06 ft, Jul 23, 1997 1980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Sugar Creek at Archdale Dr, 1 ESE Montclaire 1970s: 4 1980s: 4 1990s: 5 5 2000s: 4 2010s: 2 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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 at Archdale Dr, 1 ESE Montclaire
1Jul 23, 199715.06+3.06Moderate13,600
2Aug 27, 200814.99+2.99Moderate13,500
3Jun 7, 200314.79+2.79Moderate13,400
4May 5, 200913.78+1.78Minor11,100
5Jan 25, 201013.68+1.68Minor10,900
6Aug 15, 200613.60+1.60Minor10,900
7Aug 27, 199513.14+1.14Minor11,100
8Sep 22, 197512.70+0.70Minor7,360
9Jun 7, 198512.61+0.61Minor8,100
10Mar 23, 197912.44+0.44Minor6,900
11May 16, 198512.37+0.37Minor7,740
12Jun 1, 201012.34+0.34Minor8,574
13Mar 23, 199312.26+0.26Minor7,580
14Jun 10, 198212.25+0.25Minor7,220
15Sep 7, 198112.22+0.22Minor6,540
16Sep 30, 197912.16+0.16Minor6,450
17Jan 23, 199912.15+0.15Minor8,240
18Aug 31, 197912.09+0.09Minor6,340
19Aug 16, 199412.09+0.09Minor7,330
20Jul 26, 199111.85−0.15Action7,000
21Sep 22, 198911.79−0.21Action6,920
22Aug 17, 198511.75−0.25Action6,860
23Aug 5, 201111.71−0.29Action7,220
24Jul 2, 200711.69−0.31Action7,480
25Dec 6, 198311.48−0.52Action6,110
26Sep 8, 200411.35−0.65Action6,950
27Nov 21, 198511.31−0.69Action6,290
28Oct 1, 199111.26−0.74Action6,230
29Jul 20, 201211.13−0.87Action6,230
30Jan 25, 197811.00−1.00Action5,000
31Mar 28, 198410.90−1.10Below flood stage5,370
32Jan 27, 199610.66−1.34Below flood stage5,920
33Feb 25, 197910.57−1.43Below flood stage4,510
34Oct 26, 197710.48−1.52Below flood stage4,410
35Jul 25, 198110.48−1.52Below flood stage4,410
36Dec 31, 198110.38−1.62Below flood stage4,740
37Jun 16, 197910.36−1.64Below flood stage4,280
38Jan 20, 197910.27−1.73Below flood stage4,180
39Sep 26, 201610.19−1.81Below flood stage—
40Apr 19, 201510.13−1.87Below flood stage4,820
41Sep 12, 200010.11−1.89Below flood stage—
42Dec 23, 20139.88−2.12Below flood stage4,490
43Jun 3, 20139.69−2.31Below flood stage4,240
44Mar 29, 20019.15−2.85Below flood stage3,960
45Oct 8, 20168.97−3.03Below flood stage3,768

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.

July 23, 1997: 15.06 ft here, moderate flooding

August 27, 2008: 14.99 ft here, moderate flooding

June 7, 2003: 14.79 ft here, moderate 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 ParkNC12.013.98 ft, Aug 7, 20100
Archdale Dr, 1 ESE Montclaire this gaugeNC12.015.06 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
Hillside Ave, in Myers Park12.013.98 ft, Aug 7, 20100
Medical Center Dr, 1 SSW Cherry13.514.83 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 LSAN7, 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.