Station Name: CATAWBA RIVER BL LOOKOUT SHOALS DAM NR SHARON, NC
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 787 feet

Nearest Address:
678 Island Ford Rd
Statesville, NC 28625
Iredell County

GPS Coordinates: 35.75719444, -81.08915

Nearby Water Temperatures

Flood Watch issued July 21 at 1:52PM EDT until July 22 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA

Effective: Tue July 21, 2026, 1:52 PM
Expires: Tue July 21, 2026, 10:00 PM

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of North Carolina, including the following counties, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin and Virginia, including the following counties, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Patrick and Pittsylvania. * WHEN...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A slow moving cold front combined with an upper level disturbance will bring widespread heavy rain to the region. Rain will sometimes be torrential and could cause urban, small stream, or flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

Flood Watch issued July 21 at 1:52PM EDT until July 22 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA

Effective: Tue July 21, 2026, 1:52 PM
Expires: Tue July 21, 2026, 10:00 PM

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina, including the following areas, Alleghany NC, Ashe and Watauga, Virginia, including the following areas, Alleghany VA, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Smyth, Tazewell and Wythe, and southeast West Virginia, including the following areas, Eastern Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers and Western Greenbrier. * WHEN...Through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A slow moving cold front combined with an upper level disturbance will bring widespread heavy rain to the region. Rain will sometimes be torrential and could cause urban, small stream, or flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.