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McDowell Creek near HUNTERSVILLE

National Weather Service gauge MDHN7 · North Carolina · Mecklenburg County · 35.4069, -80.8906 · USGS 02142654

Flood levels

Official flood levels at this gauge: action stage begins at 12.0 ft; minor flooding begins at 14.0 ft; moderate flooding begins at 16.0 ft; major flooding begins at 20.0 ft.

Action stage12.0 ft
Minor flooding14.0 ft
Moderate flooding16.0 ft
Major flooding20.0 ft

Highest recorded crests

What the water does

National Weather Service impact statements for this gauge, in the Weather Service's own words.

1.1 ft1.1 IN 1 HR WILL CAUSE A 4 FT RISE.
1.2 ft1.25 INCH IN 1.5 HOURS WILL CAUSE CREEK TO RISE 4.5 FEET.
2.2 ft2.25 IN 6 HOUR CAUSED A 9 FT RISE IN CREEK.
6.5 ftGAGE HEIGHT RISE CAUSED BY BACKWATER AFFECTS FROM RELEASES FROM COWANS FORD RESERVOIR ON CATAWBA RIVER. CWAN7 HP WAS 102 FT.
10.6 ftNO FLOOD PROBLEMS.
12.0 ftWATER WILL COVER YARDS OF HOMES ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CREEK NORTH AND SOUTH OF GILEAD ROAD.
14.0 ftSOME HOMES DOWNSTREAM OF GILEAD ROAD WILL HAVE WATER IN THEIR BASEMENTS.
15.0 ftPARTS OF GILEAD AND MCLLWAINE ROADS WILL BE FLOODED.
16.0 ftHOMES NEAR GILEAD ST ARE FLOODED
20.0 ftGILEAD ROAD WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD

Forecast office: NWS Greer · River Forecast Center: Southeast River Forecast Center.

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