CNRFC - Hydrology - River Guidance - Graphical RVF

*** IMPORTANT *** Week of June 16 - Website Data Outage - Due to a major computer upgrade the week of June 16, nearly all data on the CNRFC web site will not be updated. We anticipate the down time to be approximately 4 days. The latest deterministic hydrologic forecasts for official forecast points will continue to be available at the National Water Prediction Service during this time.

Location:

MERCED RIVER - YOSEMITE NP AT POHONO BRIDGE (POHC1)

Latitude: 37.72º N	Longitude: 119.67º W	Elevation: 3862 Feet
Location: Mariposa County in California		Bulletin Group: San Joaquin		River Group: San Joaquin

Issuance Time:

Jun 06 2025 at 7:33 AM PDT

Next Issuance:

Jun 07 2025 at 9:00 AM PDT

Action/Monitor: N/A

Minor Flood: 10.0 Feet

Moderate Flood: 12.5 Feet

Major Flood: 20.0 Feet

Plot Type:

Please Note:
1) Each individual timeseries plotted on the graphical river forecast can be toggled on and off by clicking the legend entry above. If the "Observed (Raw Data)" contains bad data and is toggled off, the plot will scale to the remaining timeseries.

2) At extremely low river flows, the "Observed (Raw Data)" may show readings below the lower end of the available rating table, while the "Observed (Simulated)" will only show values at the bottom of the rating table, creating a potential discrepancy between the two readings.

Observed Data Credit
	Raw streamflow data is provided by the US Geological Survey (USGS). View US Geological Survey (USGS) Data for this station location.

Historical Stage/Flow Data
Water Year	Peak Discharge (cfs)	Stage (feet)	Date
Most Recent 5 Years
2024	5,090	8.79	May 16, 2024
2023	9,520	12.08	May 22, 2023
2022	4,810	8.55	Oct 25 2021
2021	2,160	5.92	May 6, 2021
2020	3,560	7.41	Apr 30, 2020
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Oct 1916 to Present) - Ranked by Flow
1997	24,600	23.43	Jan 03, 1997
1956	23,400	21.52	Dec 23, 1955
1951	23,000	19.98	Nov 19, 1950
1938	22,000	19.10	Dec 11, 1937
1965	18,000	16.96	Dec 23, 1964

Location Photographs
Upstream Photo	Gage House Photo	Downstream Photo

ESRI™ Locator Map

Flood Impacts
23.45 Feet	Flood of record...1/3/97. $178 million damage to Yosemite Valley.
13.6 Feet	Lift stations at Housekeeping Camp and Yosemite Creek flooded. Southside Drive at Chapel Meadow impassable.
12.5 Feet	Northside Drive at Wosky Pond, El Capitan crossover, and Sentinel crossover are impassable to vehicles.
12.0 Feet	Water on road at Northside Drive, Southside Drive, El Capitan crossover, Sentinel crossover, and Highway 140 near Cookie Cliff.
11.4 Feet	Water begins to overtop road curbs on Northside Drive. Swinging Bridge overtops.
10.0 Feet	Merced River at Pohono Bridge begins to rise out of its banks. Flood Stage.
9.5 Feet	Lower Pines and Housekeeping Camp begin flooding.
7.0 Feet	RIVER IS CLOSED TO RAFTERS AND FLOATATION DEVICES.

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ324)

Tonight: Mostly clear. Slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening, then slight chance of rain late in the evening. Lows 56 to 64. Northeast winds up to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

Saturday: Sunny. Slight chance of rain in the morning, then slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 76 to 88. Southwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows 58 to 66. Northwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs 76 to 88. Northeast winds up to 5 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 59 to 65. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.

Monday and Monday Night: Mostly clear. Highs 78 to 90. Lows 60 to 66.

Tuesday through Thursday: Clear. Highs 74 to 91. Lows 56 to 64.

Thursday Night and Friday: Clear. Lows 52 to 58. Highs 70 to 82.

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.

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