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McDowell Creek near HUNTERSVILLE

Highest listed crest 16.00 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft7 crests since 2006

The McDowell Creek near HUNTERSVILLE crested above flood stage 2 times among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2006 to 2013. The highest, 16.00 ft on June 29, 2013, was moderate flooding, 2.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.00 ft
June 29, 2013; 3,572 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
14.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 29, 2013
16.00 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Mecklenburg County
Near Huntersville (1.2 mi), Cornelius (4.6 mi), Davidson (6.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, McDowell Creek near HUNTERSVILLE
Action stage12.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.01Aug 27, 2008Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.01Jun 29, 2013Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

7 crests from 2006 to 2013. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the McDowell Creek near HUNTERSVILLE, 2006 to 2013 5101520ft Flood stage 14.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Nov 16, 2006: 8.05 ft, below flood stageNov 22, 2006: 7.16 ft, below flood stageMar 2, 2007: 10.93 ft, below flood stageAug 27, 2008: 14.14 ft, minor floodingNov 11, 2009: 9.64 ft, below flood stageJan 25, 2010: 11.34 ft, below flood stageJun 29, 2013: 16.00 ft, moderate flooding; 3,572 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.00 ft, Jun 29, 2013 20102015

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, McDowell Creek near HUNTERSVILLE 2000s: 1 1 2010s: 1 2000s2010s
  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, McDowell Creek near HUNTERSVILLE
1Jun 29, 201316.00+2.00Moderate3,572
2Aug 27, 200814.14+0.14Minor—
3Jan 25, 201011.34−2.66Below flood stage—
4Mar 2, 200710.93−3.07Below flood stage—
5Nov 11, 20099.64−4.36Below flood stage—
6Nov 16, 20068.05−5.95Below flood stage—
7Nov 22, 20067.16−6.84Below 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
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
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 MDHN7, 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.