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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 10, 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)
Today: Sunny. Highs 70 to 82. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 58. West winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny. Highs 67 to 79. East winds up to 5 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 54. West winds up to 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs 65 to 77. South winds up to 5 mph shifting to the southwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 46 to 52.

Monday: Sunny. Highs 64 to 74.

Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 46 to 52.

Tuesday: Sunny. Highs 67 to 77.

Tuesday Night through Thursday: Mostly clear. Lows 43 to 53. Highs 60 to 74.