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BEAR CREEK - MCKEE ROAD (MEEC1)
Latitude: 37.31º NLongitude: 120.44º WElevation: 187 Feet
Location: Merced County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: San JoaquinRiver Group: San Joaquin
Issuance Time: May 31 2023 at 8:46 AM PDTNext Issuance: Jun 01 2023 at 9:00 AM PDT
Monitor Stage: 17.0 FeetFlood Stage: 23.0 Feet

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Historical Stage/Flow Data
Water Year
Peak Discharge (cfs)
Stage (feet)
Date
 Most Recent 5 Years
2022
580
8.01
Dec 28, 2021
2021
1,860
12.25
Jan 29, 2021
2020
2,310
13.51
Apr 6, 2020
2019
2,650
14.60
Feb 4, 2019
2018
5,610
21.72
Mar 22, 2018
 Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - November 1956 to Present) - Ranked by Flow
1956*
9,500
22.90
Dec 25, 1955
2006
7,711
24.65
Apr 4, 2006
1958
7,400
16.90
Mar 16, 1958
1965
5,640
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Jan 7, 1965
1973
5,542
17.35
Feb 11, 1973
1962
5,380
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Feb 15, 1962
 * Possible backwater effect
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Impacts - E19 Information
16.0 FeetSouth Bike Path along Bear Creek floods downstream of G Street Bridge.
17.0 FeetStorm drains begin to back up. Street flooding occurs mainly north of Bear Creek Drive and east of M Street.
23.0 FeetBeechwood Subdivision and the trailer park along the southern end of Bear Creek Drive floods in addition to Applegate Park on the south side of Bear Creek Drive.
24.65 FeetFlood of Record - 04/04/2006.
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ302)
Today: Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

Friday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night and Sunday: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.

Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
Product Disclaimer

This river graphic is not intended to serve as a substitute for official flood watches, warnings, advisories, or statements issued by the NWS San Joaquin Valley-Hanford Weather Forecast Office. Observations are preliminary and subject to change. River levels identified as "forecast" should be consistent with those contained in official NWS products. River levels identified as "guidance" have significant uncertainty due to future weather or reservoir regulation and are provided for planning purposes only.