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Sugar Creek at Rock Hill-Pineville Rd (NC 51), 1 WNW Pineville

Highest listed crest 18.68 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft15 crests since 1995

The Sugar Creek at Rock Hill-Pineville Rd (NC 51), 1 WNW Pineville crested above flood stage 1 time among the 15 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1995 to 2010. The highest, 18.68 ft on July 23, 1997, was minor flooding, 0.68 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.68 ft
July 23, 1997; 9,890 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 31.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 23, 1997
18.68 ft, minor flooding
Location
Mecklenburg County
Near Pineville (0.4 mi), Fort Mill (6.3 mi), Tega Cay (7.2 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 at Rock Hill-Pineville Rd (NC 51), 1 WNW Pineville
Action stage17.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.01Jul 23, 1997Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage22.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage31.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

15 crests from 1995 to 2010. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Sugar Creek at Rock Hill-Pineville Rd (NC 51), 1 WNW Pineville, 1995 to 2010 010203040ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 31.0 ft Aug 28, 1995: 14.68 ft, below flood stage; 3,340 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1997: 18.68 ft, minor flooding; 9,890 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1998: 12.94 ft, below flood stage; 3,510 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 1998: 9.90 ft, below flood stageJan 24, 1999: 10.59 ft, below flood stage; 2,180 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1999: 11.51 ft, below flood stageMar 30, 2001: 11.78 ft, below flood stage; 2,850 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2003: 14.89 ft, below flood stage; 5,050 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2003: 13.87 ft, below flood stageSep 8, 2004: 11.65 ft, below flood stage; 2,780 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 2006: 12.65 ft, below flood stage; 3,360 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 2006: 11.31 ft, below flood stageMar 2, 2007: 14.95 ft, below flood stage; 5,110 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 2008: 15.14 ft, below flood stageJan 25, 2010: 14.14 ft, below flood stage Highest, 18.68 ft, Jul 23, 1997 1995200020052010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sugar Creek at Rock Hill-Pineville Rd (NC 51), 1 WNW Pineville 1990s: 1 1 2000s: 0 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, Sugar Creek at Rock Hill-Pineville Rd (NC 51), 1 WNW Pineville
1Jul 23, 199718.68+0.68Minor9,890
2Aug 27, 200815.14−2.86Below flood stage—
3Mar 2, 200714.95−3.05Below flood stage5,110
4May 22, 200314.89−3.11Below flood stage5,050
5Aug 28, 199514.68−3.32Below flood stage3,340
6Jan 25, 201014.14−3.86Below flood stage—
7Jun 8, 200313.87−4.13Below flood stage—
8Apr 9, 199812.94−5.06Below flood stage3,510
9Sep 14, 200612.65−5.35Below flood stage3,360
10Mar 30, 200111.78−6.22Below flood stage2,850
11Sep 8, 200411.65−6.35Below flood stage2,780
12Oct 11, 199911.51−6.49Below flood stage—
13Nov 16, 200611.31−6.69Below flood stage—
14Jan 24, 199910.59−7.41Below flood stage2,180
15Sep 4, 19989.90−8.10Below 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 StarmountNC16.017.52 ft, Aug 6, 20110
Rock Hill-Pineville Rd (NC 51), 1 WNW Pineville this gaugeNC18.018.68 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
W Arrowood Rd, 2 W Starmount16.017.52 ft, Aug 6, 20110
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 PNVN7, 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.