USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
0214642825 BRIAR CREEK NEAR CHARLOTTE, NC
LOCATION - Lat 35°14'10", long 80°46'16" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Mecklenburg County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03050103, 400 ft upstream from Shamrock Drive bridge and 4 mi northwest of city hall in Charlotte.
DRAINAGE AREA - 5.20 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR NC-2003-1B: 1998-2002 (daily discharges), 1998-2002 (annual maximum discharge).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1998 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage and concrete control. Datum of gage is 672.00 ft, North American Vertical Datum of 1988, from levels. Radio telemetry at streamgage.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge for period of record, 3,480 ft³/s, August 27, 2008, from rating curve extended above 1,000 ft³/s on basis of culvert computation of peak flow at gage height 9.43 ft. No flow occurs most years.