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Little Sugar Creek below E 36th St, in North Davidson (NoDa)

Highest listed crest 15.14 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft19 crests since 2008

The Little Sugar Creek below E 36th St, in North Davidson (NoDa) crested above flood stage 7 times among the 19 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2008 to 2020. The highest, 15.14 ft on September 10, 2008, was minor flooding, 4.14 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.14 ft
September 10, 2008
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
0
7 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 30, 2020
11.50 ft, minor flooding
Location
Mecklenburg County
Near Charlotte (3.1 mi), Mint Hill (9.9 mi), Harrisburg (10.0 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 below E 36th St, in North Davidson (NoDa)
Action stage9.09Jul 20, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.07Apr 30, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

19 crests from 2008 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Sugar Creek below E 36th St, in North Davidson (NoDa), 2008 to 2020 8101214161820ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Aug 27, 2008: 12.40 ft, minor floodingSep 10, 2008: 15.14 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 2009: 10.47 ft, action stageAug 16, 2009: 10.49 ft, action stageJun 1, 2010: 11.16 ft, minor floodingAug 19, 2010: 10.92 ft, action stageAug 5, 2011: 14.96 ft, minor floodingSep 20, 2011: 10.27 ft, action stageAug 20, 2012: 9.90 ft, action stageJun 3, 2013: 8.95 ft, below flood stageJun 28, 2014: 10.17 ft, action stageSep 4, 2014: 9.43 ft, action stageDec 30, 2015: 8.95 ft, below flood stageSep 26, 2016: 12.48 ft, minor floodingJan 22, 2017: 8.91 ft, below flood stageJul 24, 2018: 10.06 ft, action stageJul 20, 2019: 9.11 ft, action stageAug 23, 2019: 12.04 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 2020: 11.50 ft, minor flooding Highest, 15.14 ft, Sep 10, 2008 201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Sugar Creek below E 36th St, in North Davidson (NoDa) 2000s: 2 2010s: 4 4 2020s: 1 2000s2010s2020s
  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 below E 36th St, in North Davidson (NoDa)
1Sep 10, 200815.14+4.14Minor—
2Aug 5, 201114.96+3.96Minor—
3Sep 26, 201612.48+1.48Minor—
4Aug 27, 200812.40+1.40Minor—
5Aug 23, 201912.04+1.04Minor—
6Apr 30, 202011.50+0.50Minor—
7Jun 1, 201011.16+0.16Minor—
8Aug 19, 201010.92−0.08Action—
9Aug 16, 200910.49−0.51Action—
10Jun 5, 200910.47−0.53Action—
11Sep 20, 201110.27−0.73Action—
12Jun 28, 201410.17−0.83Action—
13Jul 24, 201810.06−0.94Action—
14Aug 20, 20129.90−1.10Action—
15Sep 4, 20149.43−1.57Action—
16Jul 20, 20199.11−1.89Action—
17Jun 3, 20138.95−2.05Below flood stage—
18Dec 30, 20158.95−2.05Below flood stage—
19Jan 22, 20178.91−2.09Below 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 5, 2011: 14.96 ft here, minor flooding

August 27, 2008: 12.40 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) this gaugeNC11.015.14 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 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
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
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 LSTN7, 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.