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MERCED RIVER - YOSEMITE AT POHONO BRIDGE (POHC1)
Latitude: 37.72º NLongitude: 119.67º WElevation: 3862 Feet
Location: Mariposa County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: San JoaquinRiver Group: San Joaquin
Issuance Time: Jun 12, 2014 at 9:00 AM Pacific Time
Monitor Stage: N/A Flood Stage: 10.0 Feet
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Impacts - E19 Information
7.0 FeetRiver is closed to rafters and floatation.
9.5 FeetLower Pines and Housekeeping Camp begin flooding.
10.0 FeetMerced River at Pohono Bridge begins to flood.
11.4 FeetWater begins to overtop road curbs on Northside Drive. Swinging Bridge overtops.
12.0 FeetWater on road at Northside Drive, Southside Drive, Sentinel Crossover, and Highway 140 near Cookie Cliff.
12.5 FeetNorthside Drive at Wosky Pond, El Capitan Crossover, and Sentinel Crossover are impassible to vehicles.
23.45 FeetFlood of record - 01/02/1997. $178 Million damage to Yosemite Valley.
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ324)
Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows 39 to 45. Northeast winds up to 10 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 57 to 69. South winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 40 to 48. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Thursday: Sunny. Highs 63 to 73. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 45 to 53. North winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.

Friday through Tuesday: Mostly clear. Highs 65 to 80. Lows 48 to 57.