USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
0214643770 BRIAR CREEK AT INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD AT CHARLOTTE, NC
LOCATION - Lat 35°12'39", long 80°48'03" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Mecklenburg County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03050103, on upstream bank of Briar Creek, 4 ft inside of guardrail on the westbound lanes of Independence Boulevard (North Carolina Highway 74), 0.3 mi west of Briar Creek Road, and 2.3 mi southeast of city hall in Charlotte.
DRAINAGE AREA - 11.2 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 2005 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 635.02 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988, from levels. Radio telemetry at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 16.78 ft, August 27, 2008, from floodmark based on information from local observer; minimum gage height, 0.47 ft, September 16, 2011.