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Little Sugar Creek (NC) at NC51 Pineville

Highest listed crest 23.04 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft16 crests since 1966

The Little Sugar Creek (NC) at NC51 Pineville crested above flood stage 3 times among the 16 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1966 to 2010. The highest, 23.04 ft on July 23, 1997, was moderate flooding, 5.04 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.04 ft
July 23, 1997; 11,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
January 25, 2010
18.13 ft, minor flooding
Location
Mecklenburg County
Near Pineville (0.9 mi), Fort Mill (6.4 mi), Tega Cay (7.9 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 (NC) at NC51 Pineville
Action stage17.01Jul 27, 1998The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.02Jan 25, 2010Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.01Jul 23, 1997Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage25.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

16 crests from 1966 to 2010. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Sugar Creek (NC) at NC51 Pineville, 1966 to 2010 510152025ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 25.0 ft Mar 4, 1966: 12.28 ft, below flood stage; 3,900 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 1967: 13.09 ft, below flood stage; 3,550 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1969: 8.45 ft, below flood stageJul 23, 1997: 23.04 ft, moderate flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1998: 17.47 ft, action stage; 6,380 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1999: 15.90 ft, below flood stage; 4,770 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1999: 13.47 ft, below flood stageMar 29, 2001: 13.11 ft, below flood stage; 3,200 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 2002: 12.37 ft, below flood stageJun 8, 2003: 18.74 ft, minor flooding; 6,890 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2004: 14.47 ft, below flood stage; 3,900 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 2005: 12.71 ft, below flood stageAug 16, 2006: 16.09 ft, below flood stage; 4,890 cubic feet per secondNov 22, 2006: 14.56 ft, below flood stageMar 2, 2007: 16.16 ft, below flood stage; 4,940 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 18.13 ft, minor flooding Highest, 23.04 ft, Jul 23, 1997 19701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Sugar Creek (NC) at NC51 Pineville 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 1 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 (NC) at NC51 Pineville
1Jul 23, 199723.04+5.04Moderate11,200
2Jun 8, 200318.74+0.74Minor6,890
3Jan 25, 201018.13+0.13Minor—
4Jul 27, 199817.47−0.53Action6,380
5Mar 2, 200716.16−1.84Below flood stage4,940
6Aug 16, 200616.09−1.91Below flood stage4,890
7Jan 23, 199915.90−2.10Below flood stage4,770
8Nov 22, 200614.56−3.44Below flood stage—
9Sep 8, 200414.47−3.53Below flood stage3,900
10Oct 11, 199913.47−4.53Below flood stage—
11Mar 29, 200113.11−4.89Below flood stage3,200
12Aug 23, 196713.09−4.91Below flood stage3,550
13Aug 23, 200512.71−5.29Below flood stage—
14Aug 31, 200212.37−5.63Below flood stage—
15Mar 4, 196612.28−5.72Below flood stage3,900
16Mar 19, 19698.45−9.55Below flood stage—

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
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 PINN7, 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.