USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
0214655255 MCALPINE CREEK AT SECONDARY ROAD 3150 NEAR IDLEWILD, NC
LOCATION - Lat 35°10'33", long 80°43'09" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Mecklenburg County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03050103, on left bank at upstream side of culvert on Secondary Road 3150 (Idlewild Road), 1.5 mi above Irvins Creek, and 1.6 mi southeast of Idlewild.
DRAINAGE AREA - 7.33 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR-US-2012: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1999 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 613.19 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988, from levels. Satellite and radio telemetry at streamgage.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge for current period of record, 5,600 ft³/s, June 7, 2003, from rating curve extended above 800 ft³/s on basis of culvert computation of peak flow, gage height 13.32 ft. No flow occurs most years.