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Sugar Creek above W Arrowood Rd, 2 W Starmount

Highest listed crest 17.52 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft13 crests since 1962

The Sugar Creek above W Arrowood Rd, 2 W Starmount crested above flood stage 1 time among the 13 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1962 to 2020. The highest, 17.52 ft on August 6, 2011, was minor flooding, 1.52 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.52 ft
August 6, 2011
Flood stage
16.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 6, 2011
17.52 ft, minor flooding
Location
Mecklenburg County
Near Pineville (3.3 mi), Charlotte (6.6 mi), Tega Cay (8.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Sugar Creek above W Arrowood Rd, 2 W Starmount
Action stage14.03Feb 7, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.01Aug 6, 2011Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage19.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

13 crests from 1962 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Sugar Creek above W Arrowood Rd, 2 W Starmount, 1962 to 2020 10121416182022ft Flood stage 16.0 ftMajor 22.0 ft Apr 11, 1962: 14.90 ft, action stage; 6,100 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1963: 12.83 ft, below flood stage; 3,350 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1964: 11.38 ft, below flood stage; 2,240 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 1964: 12.53 ft, below flood stageMar 4, 1966: 13.14 ft, below flood stage; 3,850 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1968: 12.66 ft, below flood stage; 3,400 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2009: 12.08 ft, below flood stageAug 6, 2011: 17.52 ft, minor floodingApr 20, 2015: 14.10 ft, action stageSep 26, 2016: 13.73 ft, below flood stageOct 8, 2016: 11.15 ft, below flood stageJan 23, 2017: 13.59 ft, below flood stageFeb 7, 2020: 15.15 ft, action stage Highest, 17.52 ft, Aug 6, 2011 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sugar Creek above W Arrowood Rd, 2 W Starmount 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 0 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Sugar Creek above W Arrowood Rd, 2 W Starmount
1Aug 6, 201117.52+1.52Minor—
2Feb 7, 202015.15−0.85Action—
3Apr 11, 196214.90−1.10Action6,100
4Apr 20, 201514.10−1.90Action—
5Sep 26, 201613.73−2.27Below flood stage—
6Jan 23, 201713.59−2.41Below flood stage—
7Mar 4, 196613.14−2.86Below flood stage3,850
8Mar 6, 196312.83−3.17Below flood stage3,350
9Mar 12, 196812.66−3.34Below flood stage3,400
10Oct 16, 196412.53−3.47Below flood stage—
11Nov 11, 200912.08−3.92Below flood stage—
12Apr 8, 196411.38−4.62Below flood stage2,240
13Oct 8, 201611.15−4.85Below flood stage—

Gauges on the Sugar Creek

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Sugar Creek
W Arrowood Rd, 2 W Starmount this gaugeNC16.017.52 ft, Aug 6, 20110
Rock Hill-Pineville Rd (NC 51), 1 WNW PinevilleNC18.018.68 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
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
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 AWRN7, 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.