CNRFC - Hydrology - River Guidance - Graphical RVF

Location:

MERCED RIVER - STEVINSON (STVC1)

Latitude: 37.37º N	Longitude: 120.93º W	Elevation: 82 Feet
Location: Merced County in California		Bulletin Group: San Joaquin		River Group: San Joaquin

Issuance Time:

Dec 07 2024 at 7:41 AM PST

Next Issuance:

Dec 08 2024 at 9:00 AM PST

Action/Monitor: 68.0 Feet

Minor Flood: 71.0 Feet

Moderate Flood: 73.8 Feet

Major Flood: 75.0 Feet

Plot Type:

Please Note: 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.

Observed Data Credit
	Raw streamflow data is provided by the California Department of Water Resources. View California Department of Water Resources Data for this station location.

Historical Stage/Flow Data
Water Year	Peak Discharge (cfs)	Stage (feet)	Date
Most Recent 5 Years
2023*	6,010	71.44	Mar 21, 2023
2022*	863	60.77	Oct 18, 2021
2021*	604	59.42	Oct 28, 2020
2020*	2,890	65.31	Oct 2, 2019
2019*	5,970	69.55	May 25, 2019
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - 1944 to Present) - Ranked by Flow
1950*	13,600	73.81	Dec 05, 1950
2017*	7,540	71.63	Feb 26, 2017
1984	7,420	70.10	Mar 14, 1984
1969*	7,190	70.00	Jan 25, 1969
1967*	6,510	69.40	Jul 04, 1967
* Discharge affected by regulation or diversion
** Incomplete records

Location Photographs
Upstream Photo	Gage House Photo	Downstream Photo

ESRI™ Locator Map

Impacts - E19 Information
70.5 Feet	Water is up to the maintenance building in Hagaman Park.
69.0 Feet	The playground area in Hagaman Park along Highway 165 is flooded.
65.0 Feet	Hagaman Park along Highway 165 begins to flood.

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ302)

Today: Mostly sunny. Widespread dense fog early in the morning, then patchy dense fog late in the morning. Highs in the lower 60s. Light winds becoming northwest up to 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Patchy dense fog in the evening, then widespread dense fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny. Widespread dense fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Areas of dense fog in the evening. Widespread dense fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Light winds.

Monday: Sunny. Widespread fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 60.

Tuesday Night and Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 60.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 40.

Friday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 60.

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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