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
CRN Network Table (XLSX, 25 Kb)
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.
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Station Name | USGS Site ID | City/Town | River Basin | Subbasin | Basin | Telemetry | Record Begins |
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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 |