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Steele Creek at Carowinds Blvd, 2.5 SSE Steele Creek

Highest listed crest 11.44 ftFlood stage 9.5 ft11 crests since 1998

The Steele Creek at Carowinds Blvd, 2.5 SSE Steele Creek crested above flood stage 2 times among the 11 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1998 to 2016. The highest, 11.44 ft on July 27, 1998, was minor flooding, 1.94 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.44 ft
July 27, 1998; 2,450 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.5 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 31, 2006
10.17 ft, minor flooding
Location
Mecklenburg County
Near Pineville (3.5 mi), Tega Cay (5.6 mi), Fort Mill (6.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Steele Creek at Carowinds Blvd, 2.5 SSE Steele Creek
Action stage8.53Sep 1, 2016The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.52Aug 31, 2006Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

11 crests from 1998 to 2016. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Steele Creek at Carowinds Blvd, 2.5 SSE Steele Creek, 1998 to 2016 68101214ft Flood stage 9.5 ftMajor 14.0 ft Jul 27, 1998: 11.44 ft, minor flooding; 2,450 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2001: 7.99 ft, below flood stage; 922 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2003: 8.94 ft, action stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2005: 7.98 ft, below flood stage; 919 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 2006: 10.17 ft, minor flooding; 1,780 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 2006: 6.70 ft, below flood stageNov 22, 2006: 7.55 ft, below flood stageMar 2, 2007: 9.06 ft, action stage; 1,300 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2009: 7.28 ft, below flood stageApr 10, 2011: 7.35 ft, below flood stage; 741 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2016: 9.28 ft, action stage Highest, 11.44 ft, Jul 27, 1998 2000200520102015

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Steele Creek at Carowinds Blvd, 2.5 SSE Steele Creek 1990s: 1 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 0 1990s2000s2010s
  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, Steele Creek at Carowinds Blvd, 2.5 SSE Steele Creek
1Jul 27, 199811.44+1.94Minor2,450
2Aug 31, 200610.17+0.67Minor1,780
3Sep 1, 20169.28−0.22Action—
4Mar 2, 20079.06−0.44Action1,300
5Mar 20, 20038.94−0.56Action1,250
6Mar 29, 20017.99−1.51Below flood stage922
7Mar 28, 20057.98−1.52Below flood stage919
8Nov 22, 20067.55−1.95Below flood stage—
9Apr 10, 20117.35−2.15Below flood stage741
10Nov 11, 20097.28−2.22Below flood stage—
11Nov 16, 20066.70−2.80Below 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
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
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 STSN7, 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.