Rainfall Network

There are 72 sites collecting 5-minute interval precipitation data in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Network.

All sites use line-of-site radios to transmit the data to the USGS within minutes after data is recorded. These data are loaded in the USGS database before the next 5-minute interval and available online soon after.

All of the radio sites are equipped with an ALERT(Automated Local Evaluation in Real-Time) transmitter for sending real-time rainfall values as part of the FINS network.

Current station information and history - download or view below
Excel file CRN Network Table (XLSX, 25 Kb)

Current Rainfall Data

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Rainfall Network in Charlotte and around Mecklenburg County

CRN ID is the project identification number assigned to each rain gage within the network.
* At some CRN locations, the monitoring gages have been relocated or the Station ID has been re-assigned without a physical move. See the CRN Nework Table (XLSX, 25 Kb) for a detailed history.

Columns are sortable. Sort multiple columns by pressing the Shift key and clicking a second, third (etc.) column header.

Station Name USGS Site ID City/Town River Basin Subbasin Basin Telemetry Record Begins
CRN01 Fire Station 27 351812080445545 Charlotte Yadkin Rocky River Mallard Creek Radio 1992
CRN02 Fire Station 28 351954080493445 Charlotte Catawba Upper Catawba Long Creek Radio 1992
CRN03 Irwin Creek * 351633080493445 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba Irwin Creek Radio 1992
CRN04 Fire Station 30 351132080562345 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba Upper Sugar Creek Radio 1992
CRN05 CMUD Admin. Building 351642080533445 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba Irwin Creek Radio 1992
CRN06 McAlpine Creek WWTP * 350359080521145 Pineville Catawba Lower Catawba McAlpine Creek Radio 1993
CRN07 Fire Station 9 350351080454145 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba Sixmile Creek Radio 1992
CRN08 St. Matthews Church * 350314080484945 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba FourMile Creek Radio 1992
CRN09 Fire Station 15 351414080463245 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba Little Sugar Creek Radio 1992
CRN10 McAlpine Creek at Sardis Rd. * 350815080460745 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba McAlpine Creek Radio 1992
CRN11 Fire Station 10 351331080525945 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba Irwin Creek Radio 1993
CRN12 Fire Station 16 350823080505345 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba Little Sugar Creek Radio 1993
CRN13 USGS Office 350947080524945 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba Upper Sugar Creek Radio 1993
CRN14 Robert L Smith Park 351553080562645 Charlotte Catawba Upper Catawba Paw Creek Radio 1993
CRN15 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center 351320080502645 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba Little Sugar Creek Radio 1993
CRN16 Reedy Creek Park Envir. Center 351540080430045 Charlotte Yadkin Rocky River Reedy Creek Radio 1993
CRN17 Piney Grove Elementary School 351023080435745 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba McAlpine Creek Radio 1993
CRN18 USPS at Sunset Rd. * 351922080540345 Charlotte Catawba Upper Catawba Long Creek Radio 1993
CRN19 Freedom Park 351132080504145 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba Little Sugar Creek Radio 1993
CRN20 Fire Station 14 351032080475245 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba McMullen Creek Radio 1993
CRN21 Kennedy Jr. High School 350842080572801 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba Steele Creek Radio 1990
CRN22 Lake Wylie Elementary School 350623080583801 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba Steele Creek Radio 1989
CRN23 Charles T. Myers Golf Course 351302080412701 Charlotte Yadkin Rocky River Reedy Creek Radio 1988
CRN24 McDowell Creek * 352750080523545 Cornelius Catawba Upper Catawba McDowell Creek Radio 1994
CRN25 Gar Creek at SR 2120 * 352155080531145 Huntersville Catawba Upper Catawba Mountain Island Lake Radio 1994
CRN26 Bradford Airfield 352432080473745 Cornelius Yadkin Rocky River Clarke Creek Radio 1994
CRN27 Hidden Valley Elementary School 351604080470845 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba Little Sugar Creek Radio 1994
CRN28 Crompton Street * 350657080544945 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba Upper Sugar Creek Radio 1995
CRN29 Belk Scout Camp 351218080331345 Midland Yadkin Rocky River Clear Creek Radio 1996
CRN30 Rhyne Farm 351455080374445 Charlotte Yadkin Rocky River Reedy Creek Radio 1996
CRN31 Elon Parks and Recreation Center 350110080502045 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba Sixmile Creek Radio 1996
CRN32 Bain Elementary School 351028080385545 Mint Hill Yadkin Rocky River Goose Creek Radio 1996
CRN33 Mallard Creek WWTP 352000080414645 Charlotte Yadkin Rocky River Mallard Creek Radio 1995
CRN34 Cowans Ford Dam Warehouse 352555080574445 Stanley Catawba Upper Catawba Mountain Island Lake Radio 1996
CRN35 Catawba River at Mnt Island Dam * 352003080591245 Mt. Holly Catawba Upper Catawba Mountain Island Lake Radio 1996
CRN36 West Fork Substation 352921080473245 Davidson Yadkin Rocky River Headwaters Rocky River Radio 1996
CRN37 Berryhill Elementary School 351247080592745 Charlotte Catawba Upper Catawba Paw Creek Radio 1996
CRN38 Near Tega Cay * 350128081000145 Tega Cay, SC Catawba Lower Catawba Burgis Creek Catawba River Radio 1996
CRN39 NCDOT Facility * 350627080410645 Matthews Yadkin Rocky River Crooked Creek Radio 1996
CRN40 Westport Golf Course * 353003080591745 Mooresville Catawba Upper Catawba Catawba River - Lake Norman Radio 1996
CRN41 McDowell Creek * 352323080551645 Charlotte Catawba Upper Catawba McDowell Creek Radio 1996
CRN42 Norman Shores 353014080524945 Cornelius Catawba Upper Catawba Reeds Creek - Lake Norman Radio 1997
CRN43 Huntersville Elementary School 352440080505045 Huntersville Catawba Upper Catawba McDowell Creek Radio 1997
CRN44 Knox Farm 352718080484345 Huntersville Yadkin Rocky River Clarke Creek Radio 1997
CRN45 Withers Cove Rd. 350903081004545 Charlotte Catawba Upper Catawba Lake Wylie Radio 1997
CRN46 Oehler Farm 352135080462045 Charlotte Yadkin Rocky River Mallard Creek Radio 1997
CRN47 Winterfield Elementary School 351229080460245 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba Little Sugar Creek Radio 1999
CRN48 Olde Providence School 350637080475645 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba McAlpine Creek Radio 1999
CRN49 North Mecklenburg High School 352224080500345 Huntersville Catawba Upper Catawba Long Creek Radio 1999
CRN50 Beatties Ford Road * 351502080512045 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba Irwin Creek Radio 1999
CRN51 Concord Regional Airport 352310080424845 Concord Yadkin Rocky River Twin Lakes Rocky River Radio 2000
CRN52 Ida Rankin Elementary School 351753081011745 Mt. Holly Catawba Upper Catawba Lower Dutchmans Creek Radio 2000
CRN53 Harding High School 351412080541245 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba Upper Sugar Creek Radio 2000
CRN54 Turning Point Academy 351741080475045 Charlotte Yadkin Rocky River Mallard Creek Radio 2000
CRN55 Hammond Farm 350324080551845 Fort Mill, SC Catawba Lower Catawba Upper Sugar Creek Radio 2000
CRN56 South Meck High School 350635080513245 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba Little Sugar Creek Radio 2000
CRN57 Lebanon Road Elementary School 351109080412145 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba Irvins Creek Radio 2000
CRN58 Mallard Creek Elementary School * 352006080462845 Charlotte Yadkin Rocky River Mallard Creek Radio 2000
CRN59 YMCA Camp Thunderbird 350624081023345 Lake Wylie, SC Catawba Upper Catawba Mill Creek Radio 2000
CRN60 Collinswood Elementary School 351104080521845 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba Little Sugar Creek Radio 2000
CRN61 Coulwood Middle School 351816080564345 Charlotte Catawba Upper Catawba Long Creek Radio 2001
CRN62 Cookson Dairy Farm 352523080535545 Huntersville Catawba Upper Catawba McDowell Creek Radio 2002
CRN63 Odell Elementary School * 352541080441745 Concord Yadkin Rocky River Headwaters Rocky River Radio 2001
CRN64 Hornets Nest Elementary School 351928080515645 Charlotte Catawba Upper Catawba Long Creek Radio 2001
CRN65 Reedy Creek Elementary School 351536080410645 Charlotte Yadkin Rocky River Reedy Creek Radio 2001
CRN66 Chantilly Elementary School 351229080480145 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba Little Sugar Creek Radio 2002
CRN67 Thompson Road 350857080383245 Mint Hill Yadkin Rocky River Goose Creek Radio 2002
CRN68 White Farm 351145080371945 Mint Hill Yadkin Rocky River Clear Creek Radio 2001
CRN69 Matthews Elementary School 350646080432545 Matthews Catawba Lower Catawba FourMile Creek Radio 2001
CRN70 Providence High School 350630080455845 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba McAlpine Creek Radio 2001
CRN71 Alexander Graham Middle School 351001080495845 Charlotte Catawba Lower Catawba Little Sugar Creek Radio 2006
CRN72 Garrison Rd. 351124080581245 Charlotte Catawba Upper Catawba Lake Wylie Radio 2014