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MERCED RIVER - HAPPY ISLES (HPIC1)
Latitude: 37.73º NLongitude: 119.56º WElevation: 4017 Feet
Location: Mariposa County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: San JoaquinRiver Group: San Joaquin
Issuance Time: May 17, 2024 at 8:17 AM PDT
Monitor Stage: N/A Flood Stage: 7.5 Feet
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Impacts - E19 Information
7.0 FeetCampgrounds at North Pines and Lower Pines begin to flood.
7.5 FeetHousekeeping Camp and Yosemite Valley Backpacker Campground begin to flood.
10.0 FeetNorthside Drive at Wosky Pond, Southside Drive at Chapel Meadow, El Capitan Crossover, and Sentinel Crossover are impassible to vehicles.
13.27 FeetFlood of record - January 2, 1997. $178M in damage to Yosemite Valley.
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ324)
Today: Sunny. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. Highs 66 to 78. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 55. West winds up to 5 mph shifting to the east after midnight.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs 64 to 76. South winds up to 5 mph shifting to the southwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 45 to 51. West winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight.

Monday: Sunny. Highs 60 to 70. Southeast winds up to 5 mph shifting to the west 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows 43 to 49.

Tuesday: Sunny. Highs 63 to 73.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 46 to 52.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 65 to 75.

Wednesday Night and Thursday: Mostly clear. Lows 46 to 52. Highs 64 to 74.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 45 to 51.

Friday: Sunny. Highs 60 to 72.