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MERCED RIVER - YOSEMITE NP AT HAPPY ISLES (HPIC1)
Latitude: 37.73º NLongitude: 119.56º WElevation: 4017 Feet
Location: Mariposa County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: San JoaquinRiver Group: San Joaquin
Issuance Time: Jun 16 2025 at 6:03 AM PDTNext Issuance: Jun 17 2025 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: N/A Minor Flood: 7.5 FeetModerate Flood: 10.0 FeetMajor Flood: 13.27 Feet


# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: Merced River - Yosemite NP at Happy Isles (HPIC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  06/16/2025 at 06:03 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  06/11/2025 at 09:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       4.26 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        930 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     06/19/2025 at 04:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       3.47 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        541 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  06/11/2025 06 AM PDT            4.22            907                        Normal
  06/11/2025 07 AM PDT            4.23            913         +              Normal
  06/11/2025 08 AM PDT            4.23            913         0              Normal
  06/11/2025 09 AM PDT            4.26            930         +              Normal
  06/11/2025 10 AM PDT            4.24            918         -              Normal
  06/11/2025 11 AM PDT            4.20            896         -              Normal
  06/11/2025 12 PM PDT            4.17            880         -              Normal
  06/11/2025 01 PM PDT            4.17            880         0              Normal
  06/11/2025 02 PM PDT            4.11            847         -              Normal
  06/11/2025 03 PM PDT            4.11            847         0              Normal
  06/11/2025 04 PM PDT            4.09            836         -              Normal
  06/11/2025 05 PM PDT            4.02            799         -              Normal
  06/11/2025 06 PM PDT            3.97            774         -              Normal
  06/11/2025 07 PM PDT            3.96            769         -              Normal
  06/11/2025 08 PM PDT            3.93            753         -              Normal
  06/11/2025 09 PM PDT            3.89            733         -              Normal
  06/11/2025 10 PM PDT            3.88            728         -              Normal
  06/11/2025 11 PM PDT            3.87            724         -              Normal
  06/12/2025 12 AM PDT            3.88            728         +              Normal
  06/12/2025 01 AM PDT            3.90            738         +              Normal
  06/12/2025 02 AM PDT            3.89            733         -              Normal
  06/12/2025 03 AM PDT            3.89            733         0              Normal
  06/12/2025 04 AM PDT            3.88            728         -              Normal
  06/12/2025 05 AM PDT            3.88            728         0              Normal
  06/12/2025 06 AM PDT            3.89            733         +              Normal
  06/12/2025 07 AM PDT            3.90            738         +              Normal
  06/12/2025 08 AM PDT            3.90            738         0              Normal
  06/12/2025 09 AM PDT            3.89            733         -              Normal
  06/12/2025 10 AM PDT            3.84            709         -              Normal
  06/12/2025 11 AM PDT            3.89            733         +              Normal
  06/12/2025 12 PM PDT            3.89            733         0              Normal
  06/12/2025 01 PM PDT            3.88            728         -              Normal
  06/12/2025 02 PM PDT            3.83            704         -              Normal
  06/12/2025 03 PM PDT            3.79            685         -              Normal
  06/12/2025 04 PM PDT            3.76            671         -              Normal
  06/12/2025 05 PM PDT            3.76            671         0              Normal
  06/12/2025 06 PM PDT            3.72            652         -              Normal
  06/12/2025 07 PM PDT            3.71            647         -              Normal
  06/12/2025 08 PM PDT            3.66            624         -              Normal
  06/12/2025 09 PM PDT            3.65            620         -              Normal
  06/12/2025 10 PM PDT            3.65            620         0              Normal
  06/12/2025 11 PM PDT            3.64            615         -              Normal
  06/13/2025 12 AM PDT            3.62            606         -              Normal
  06/13/2025 01 AM PDT            3.60            597         -              Normal
  06/13/2025 02 AM PDT            3.63            611         +              Normal
  06/13/2025 03 AM PDT            3.60            597         -              Normal
  06/13/2025 04 AM PDT            3.62            606         +              Normal
  06/13/2025 05 AM PDT            3.62            606         0              Normal
  06/13/2025 06 AM PDT            3.61            602         -              Normal
  06/13/2025 07 AM PDT            3.60            597         -              Normal
  06/13/2025 08 AM PDT            3.63            611         +              Normal
  06/13/2025 09 AM PDT            3.63            611         0              Normal
  06/13/2025 10 AM PDT            3.60            597         -              Normal
  06/13/2025 11 AM PDT            3.61            602         +              Normal
  06/13/2025 12 PM PDT            3.59            593         -              Normal
  06/13/2025 01 PM PDT            3.58            589         -              Normal
  06/13/2025 02 PM PDT            3.58            589         0              Normal
  06/13/2025 03 PM PDT            3.56            580         -              Normal
  06/13/2025 04 PM PDT            3.55            576         -              Normal
  06/13/2025 05 PM PDT            3.49            550         -              Normal
  06/13/2025 06 PM PDT            3.51            558         +              Normal
  06/13/2025 07 PM PDT            3.48            546         -              Normal
  06/13/2025 08 PM PDT            3.46            537         -              Normal
  06/13/2025 09 PM PDT            3.44            529         -              Normal
  06/13/2025 10 PM PDT            3.46            537         +              Normal
  06/13/2025 11 PM PDT            3.43            525         -              Normal
  06/14/2025 12 AM PDT            3.43            525         0              Normal
  06/14/2025 01 AM PDT            3.41            517         -              Normal
  06/14/2025 02 AM PDT            3.43            525         +              Normal
  06/14/2025 03 AM PDT            3.41            517         -              Normal
  06/14/2025 04 AM PDT            3.43            525         +              Normal
  06/14/2025 05 AM PDT            3.39            508         -              Normal
  06/14/2025 06 AM PDT            3.42            521         +              Normal
  06/14/2025 07 AM PDT            3.43            525         +              Normal
  06/14/2025 08 AM PDT            3.44            529         +              Normal
  06/14/2025 09 AM PDT            3.42            521         -              Normal
  06/14/2025 10 AM PDT            3.42            521         0              Normal
  06/14/2025 11 AM PDT            3.42            521         0              Normal
  06/14/2025 12 PM PDT            3.42            521         0              Normal
  06/14/2025 01 PM PDT            3.40            513         -              Normal
  06/14/2025 02 PM PDT            3.36            496         -              Normal
  06/14/2025 03 PM PDT            3.37            500         +              Normal
  06/14/2025 04 PM PDT            3.39            508         +              Normal
  06/14/2025 05 PM PDT            3.33            485         -              Normal
  06/14/2025 06 PM PDT            3.31            477         -              Normal
  06/14/2025 07 PM PDT            3.32            481         +              Normal
  06/14/2025 08 PM PDT            3.29            469         -              Normal
  06/14/2025 09 PM PDT            3.27            461         -              Normal
  06/14/2025 10 PM PDT            3.30            473         +              Normal
  06/14/2025 11 PM PDT            3.26            457         -              Normal
  06/15/2025 12 AM PDT            3.26            457         0              Normal
  06/15/2025 01 AM PDT            3.26            457         0              Normal
  06/15/2025 02 AM PDT            3.26            457         0              Normal
  06/15/2025 03 AM PDT            3.27            461         +              Normal
  06/15/2025 04 AM PDT            3.27            461         0              Normal
  06/15/2025 05 AM PDT            3.27            461         0              Normal
  06/15/2025 06 AM PDT            3.27            461         0              Normal
  06/15/2025 07 AM PDT            3.28            465         +              Normal
  06/15/2025 08 AM PDT            3.28            465         0              Normal
  06/15/2025 09 AM PDT            3.28            465         0              Normal
  06/15/2025 10 AM PDT            3.28            465         0              Normal
  06/15/2025 11 AM PDT            3.25            454         -              Normal
  06/15/2025 12 PM PDT            3.28            465         +              Normal
  06/15/2025 01 PM PDT            3.27            461         -              Normal
  06/15/2025 02 PM PDT            3.25            454         -              Normal
  06/15/2025 03 PM PDT            3.24            450         -              Normal
  06/15/2025 04 PM PDT            3.23            446         -              Normal
  06/15/2025 05 PM PDT            3.22            442         -              Normal
  06/15/2025 06 PM PDT            3.19            431         -              Normal
  06/15/2025 07 PM PDT            3.18            427         -              Normal
  06/15/2025 08 PM PDT            3.18            427         0              Normal
  06/15/2025 09 PM PDT            3.16            420         -              Normal
  06/15/2025 10 PM PDT            3.14            413         -              Normal
  06/15/2025 11 PM PDT            3.14            413         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 12 AM PDT            3.15            416         +              Normal
  06/16/2025 01 AM PDT            3.14            413         -              Normal
  06/16/2025 02 AM PDT            3.15            416         +              Normal
  06/16/2025 03 AM PDT            3.15            416         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 04 AM PDT            3.15            416         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 05 AM PDT            3.16            420         +              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  06/16/2025 06 AM PDT            3.17            424                        Normal
  06/16/2025 07 AM PDT            3.18            427         +              Normal
  06/16/2025 08 AM PDT            3.18            427         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 09 AM PDT            3.19            431         +              Normal
  06/16/2025 10 AM PDT            3.19            431         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 11 AM PDT            3.19            431         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 12 PM PDT            3.19            431         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 01 PM PDT            3.20            435         +              Normal
  06/16/2025 02 PM PDT            3.19            431         -              Normal
  06/16/2025 03 PM PDT            3.20            435         +              Normal
  06/16/2025 04 PM PDT            3.21            439         +              Normal
  06/16/2025 05 PM PDT            3.20            435         -              Normal
  06/16/2025 06 PM PDT            3.21            439         +              Normal
  06/16/2025 07 PM PDT            3.22            442         +              Normal
  06/16/2025 08 PM PDT            3.24            450         +              Normal
  06/16/2025 09 PM PDT            3.25            454         +              Normal
  06/16/2025 10 PM PDT            3.25            454         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 11 PM PDT            3.26            457         +              Normal
  06/17/2025 12 AM PDT            3.26            457         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 01 AM PDT            3.26            457         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 02 AM PDT            3.26            457         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 03 AM PDT            3.27            461         +              Normal
  06/17/2025 04 AM PDT            3.26            457         -              Normal
  06/17/2025 05 AM PDT            3.26            457         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 06 AM PDT            3.25            454         -              Normal
  06/17/2025 07 AM PDT            3.24            450         -              Normal
  06/17/2025 08 AM PDT            3.23            446         -              Normal
  06/17/2025 09 AM PDT            3.21            439         -              Normal
  06/17/2025 10 AM PDT            3.20            435         -              Normal
  06/17/2025 11 AM PDT            3.19            431         -              Normal
  06/17/2025 12 PM PDT            3.17            424         -              Normal
  06/17/2025 01 PM PDT            3.16            420         -              Normal
  06/17/2025 02 PM PDT            3.15            416         -              Normal
  06/17/2025 03 PM PDT            3.14            413         -              Normal
  06/17/2025 04 PM PDT            3.13            409         -              Normal
  06/17/2025 05 PM PDT            3.13            409         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 06 PM PDT            3.15            416         +              Normal
  06/17/2025 07 PM PDT            3.16            420         +              Normal
  06/17/2025 08 PM PDT            3.19            431         +              Normal
  06/17/2025 09 PM PDT            3.21            439         +              Normal
  06/17/2025 10 PM PDT            3.23            446         +              Normal
  06/17/2025 11 PM PDT            3.25            454         +              Normal
  06/18/2025 12 AM PDT            3.26            457         +              Normal
  06/18/2025 01 AM PDT            3.27            461         +              Normal
  06/18/2025 02 AM PDT            3.29            469         +              Normal
  06/18/2025 03 AM PDT            3.30            473         +              Normal
  06/18/2025 04 AM PDT            3.31            477         +              Normal
  06/18/2025 05 AM PDT            3.32            481         +              Normal
  06/18/2025 06 AM PDT            3.33            485         +              Normal
  06/18/2025 07 AM PDT            3.32            481         -              Normal
  06/18/2025 08 AM PDT            3.31            477         -              Normal
  06/18/2025 09 AM PDT            3.31            477         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 10 AM PDT            3.30            473         -              Normal
  06/18/2025 11 AM PDT            3.30            473         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 12 PM PDT            3.28            465         -              Normal
  06/18/2025 01 PM PDT            3.28            465         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 02 PM PDT            3.26            457         -              Normal
  06/18/2025 03 PM PDT            3.26            457         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 04 PM PDT            3.26            457         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 05 PM PDT            3.26            457         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 06 PM PDT            3.28            465         +              Normal
  06/18/2025 07 PM PDT            3.31            477         +              Normal
  06/18/2025 08 PM PDT            3.35            492         +              Normal
  06/18/2025 09 PM PDT            3.37            500         +              Normal
  06/18/2025 10 PM PDT            3.40            513         +              Normal
  06/18/2025 11 PM PDT            3.42            521         +              Normal
  06/19/2025 12 AM PDT            3.43            525         +              Normal
  06/19/2025 01 AM PDT            3.44            529         +              Normal
  06/19/2025 02 AM PDT            3.45            533         +              Normal
  06/19/2025 03 AM PDT            3.46            537         +              Normal
  06/19/2025 04 AM PDT            3.47            541         +              Normal
  06/19/2025 05 AM PDT            3.47            541         0              Normal
  06/19/2025 06 AM PDT            3.46            537         -              Normal
  06/19/2025 07 AM PDT            3.44            529         -              Normal
  06/19/2025 08 AM PDT            3.42            521         -              Normal
  06/19/2025 09 AM PDT            3.41            517         -              Normal
  06/19/2025 10 AM PDT            3.39            508         -              Normal
  06/19/2025 11 AM PDT            3.38            504         -              Normal
  06/19/2025 12 PM PDT            3.35            492         -              Normal
  06/19/2025 01 PM PDT            3.34            488         -              Normal
  06/19/2025 02 PM PDT            3.31            477         -              Normal
  06/19/2025 03 PM PDT            3.30            473         -              Normal
  06/19/2025 04 PM PDT            3.29            469         -              Normal
  06/19/2025 05 PM PDT            3.28            465         -              Normal
  06/19/2025 06 PM PDT            3.30            473         +              Normal
  06/19/2025 07 PM PDT            3.31            477         +              Normal
  06/19/2025 08 PM PDT            3.33            485         +              Normal
  06/19/2025 09 PM PDT            3.34            488         +              Normal
  06/19/2025 10 PM PDT            3.35            492         +              Normal
  06/19/2025 11 PM PDT            3.36            496         +              Normal
  06/20/2025 12 AM PDT            3.36            496         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 01 AM PDT            3.36            496         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 02 AM PDT            3.35            492         -              Normal
  06/20/2025 03 AM PDT            3.35            492         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 04 AM PDT            3.35            492         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 05 AM PDT            3.34            488         -              Normal
  06/20/2025 06 AM PDT            3.32            481         -              Normal
  06/20/2025 07 AM PDT            3.30            473         -              Normal
  06/20/2025 08 AM PDT            3.29            469         -              Normal
  06/20/2025 09 AM PDT            3.27            461         -              Normal
  06/20/2025 10 AM PDT            3.25            454         -              Normal
  06/20/2025 11 AM PDT            3.23            446         -              Normal
  06/20/2025 12 PM PDT            3.21            439         -              Normal
  06/20/2025 01 PM PDT            3.19            431         -              Normal
  06/20/2025 02 PM PDT            3.17            424         -              Normal
  06/20/2025 03 PM PDT            3.15            416         -              Normal
  06/20/2025 04 PM PDT            3.15            416         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 05 PM PDT            3.14            413         -              Normal
  06/20/2025 06 PM PDT            3.14            413         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 07 PM PDT            3.15            416         +              Normal
  06/20/2025 08 PM PDT            3.17            424         +              Normal
  06/20/2025 09 PM PDT            3.17            424         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 10 PM PDT            3.18            427         +              Normal
  06/20/2025 11 PM PDT            3.19            431         +              Normal
  06/21/2025 12 AM PDT            3.19            431         0              Normal
  06/21/2025 01 AM PDT            3.19            431         0              Normal
  06/21/2025 02 AM PDT            3.19            431         0              Normal
  06/21/2025 03 AM PDT            3.19            431         0              Normal
  06/21/2025 04 AM PDT            3.18            427         -              Normal
  06/21/2025 05 AM PDT            3.18            427         0              Normal
#
# NOTE 1: Stages are rounded to the nearest hundredth (.01) of a foot.
# NOTE 2: Flows are rounded to the nearest (1) cfs.
# NOTE 3: Trends are determined using hourly change in unrounded stage and flow.
# NOTE 4: Maximum Values are determined using unrounded stage and flow.