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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: May 01 2025 at 9:28 AM PDTNext Issuance: May 02 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:  05/01/2025 at 09:28 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  05/01/2025 at 03:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       4.39 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        1005 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     05/03/2025 at 02:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       5.24 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        1571 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/26/2025 09 AM PDT            4.02            799                        Normal
  04/26/2025 10 AM PDT            3.99            784         -              Normal
  04/26/2025 11 AM PDT            4.00            789         +              Normal
  04/26/2025 12 PM PDT            3.98            779         -              Normal
  04/26/2025 01 PM PDT            3.98            779         0              Normal
  04/26/2025 02 PM PDT            3.97            774         -              Normal
  04/26/2025 03 PM PDT            3.96            769         -              Normal
  04/26/2025 04 PM PDT            3.96            769         0              Normal
  04/26/2025 05 PM PDT            3.96            769         0              Normal
  04/26/2025 06 PM PDT            3.94            758         -              Normal
  04/26/2025 07 PM PDT            3.92            748         -              Normal
  04/26/2025 08 PM PDT            3.92            748         0              Normal
  04/26/2025 09 PM PDT            3.89            733         -              Normal
  04/26/2025 10 PM PDT            3.89            733         0              Normal
  04/26/2025 11 PM PDT            3.89            733         0              Normal
  04/27/2025 12 AM PDT            3.84            709         -              Normal
  04/27/2025 01 AM PDT            3.82            699         -              Normal
  04/27/2025 02 AM PDT            3.81            694         -              Normal
  04/27/2025 03 AM PDT            3.82            699         +              Normal
  04/27/2025 04 AM PDT            3.81            694         -              Normal
  04/27/2025 05 AM PDT            3.78            680         -              Normal
  04/27/2025 06 AM PDT            3.77            675         -              Normal
  04/27/2025 07 AM PDT            3.75            666         -              Normal
  04/27/2025 08 AM PDT            3.74            661         -              Normal
  04/27/2025 09 AM PDT            3.75            666         +              Normal
  04/27/2025 10 AM PDT            3.72            652         -              Normal
  04/27/2025 11 AM PDT            3.69            638         -              Normal
  04/27/2025 12 PM PDT            3.69            638         0              Normal
  04/27/2025 01 PM PDT            3.66            624         -              Normal
  04/27/2025 02 PM PDT            3.70            643         +              Normal
  04/27/2025 03 PM PDT            3.69            638         -              Normal
  04/27/2025 04 PM PDT            3.65            620         -              Normal
  04/27/2025 05 PM PDT            3.65            620         0              Normal
  04/27/2025 06 PM PDT            3.62            606         -              Normal
  04/27/2025 07 PM PDT            3.64            615         +              Normal
  04/27/2025 08 PM PDT            3.62            606         -              Normal
  04/27/2025 09 PM PDT            3.59            593         -              Normal
  04/27/2025 10 PM PDT            3.61            602         +              Normal
  04/27/2025 11 PM PDT            3.59            593         -              Normal
  04/28/2025 12 AM PDT            3.58            589         -              Normal
  04/28/2025 01 AM PDT            3.58            589         0              Normal
  04/28/2025 02 AM PDT            3.55            576         -              Normal
  04/28/2025 03 AM PDT            3.54            571         -              Normal
  04/28/2025 04 AM PDT            3.54            571         0              Normal
  04/28/2025 05 AM PDT            3.52            563         -              Normal
  04/28/2025 06 AM PDT            3.50            554         -              Normal
  04/28/2025 07 AM PDT            3.49            550         -              Normal
  04/28/2025 08 AM PDT            3.47            541         -              Normal
  04/28/2025 09 AM PDT            3.45            533         -              Normal
  04/28/2025 10 AM PDT            3.44            529         -              Normal
  04/28/2025 11 AM PDT            3.46            537         +              Normal
  04/28/2025 12 PM PDT            3.40            513         -              Normal
  04/28/2025 01 PM PDT            3.41            517         +              Normal
  04/28/2025 02 PM PDT            3.43            525         +              Normal
  04/28/2025 03 PM PDT            3.44            529         +              Normal
  04/28/2025 04 PM PDT            3.41            517         -              Normal
  04/28/2025 05 PM PDT            3.41            517         0              Normal
  04/28/2025 06 PM PDT            3.42            521         +              Normal
  04/28/2025 07 PM PDT            3.45            533         +              Normal
  04/28/2025 08 PM PDT            3.48            546         +              Normal
  04/28/2025 09 PM PDT            3.49            550         +              Normal
  04/28/2025 10 PM PDT            3.49            550         0              Normal
  04/28/2025 11 PM PDT            3.53            567         +              Normal
  04/29/2025 12 AM PDT            3.54            571         +              Normal
  04/29/2025 01 AM PDT            3.54            571         0              Normal
  04/29/2025 02 AM PDT            3.54            571         0              Normal
  04/29/2025 03 AM PDT            3.56            580         +              Normal
  04/29/2025 04 AM PDT            3.51            558         -              Normal
  04/29/2025 05 AM PDT            3.54            571         +              Normal
  04/29/2025 06 AM PDT            3.54            571         0              Normal
  04/29/2025 07 AM PDT            3.54            571         0              Normal
  04/29/2025 08 AM PDT            3.55            576         +              Normal
  04/29/2025 09 AM PDT            3.53            567         -              Normal
  04/29/2025 10 AM PDT            3.50            554         -              Normal
  04/29/2025 11 AM PDT            3.52            563         +              Normal
  04/29/2025 12 PM PDT            3.50            554         -              Normal
  04/29/2025 01 PM PDT            3.49            550         -              Normal
  04/29/2025 02 PM PDT            3.49            550         0              Normal
  04/29/2025 03 PM PDT            3.48            546         -              Normal
  04/29/2025 04 PM PDT            3.49            550         +              Normal
  04/29/2025 05 PM PDT            3.47            541         -              Normal
  04/29/2025 06 PM PDT            3.49            550         +              Normal
  04/29/2025 07 PM PDT            3.52            563         +              Normal
  04/29/2025 08 PM PDT            3.62            606         +              Normal
  04/29/2025 09 PM PDT            3.67            629         +              Normal
  04/29/2025 10 PM PDT            3.75            666         +              Normal
  04/29/2025 11 PM PDT            3.82            699         +              Normal
  04/30/2025 12 AM PDT            3.88            728         +              Normal
  04/30/2025 01 AM PDT            3.91            743         +              Normal
  04/30/2025 02 AM PDT            3.93            753         +              Normal
  04/30/2025 03 AM PDT            3.97            774         +              Normal
  04/30/2025 04 AM PDT            3.98            779         +              Normal
  04/30/2025 05 AM PDT            4.01            794         +              Normal
  04/30/2025 06 AM PDT            4.03            805         +              Normal
  04/30/2025 07 AM PDT            4.04            810         +              Normal
  04/30/2025 08 AM PDT            4.03            805         -              Normal
  04/30/2025 09 AM PDT            3.99            784         -              Normal
  04/30/2025 10 AM PDT            4.01            794         +              Normal
  04/30/2025 11 AM PDT            4.01            794         0              Normal
  04/30/2025 12 PM PDT            3.97            774         -              Normal
  04/30/2025 01 PM PDT            3.99            784         +              Normal
  04/30/2025 02 PM PDT            3.97            774         -              Normal
  04/30/2025 03 PM PDT            3.94            758         -              Normal
  04/30/2025 04 PM PDT            3.96            769         +              Normal
  04/30/2025 05 PM PDT            3.96            769         0              Normal
  04/30/2025 06 PM PDT            4.00            789         +              Normal
  04/30/2025 07 PM PDT            4.08            831         +              Normal
  04/30/2025 08 PM PDT            4.19            891         +              Normal
  04/30/2025 09 PM PDT            4.27            935         +              Normal
  04/30/2025 10 PM PDT            4.31            958         +              Normal
  04/30/2025 11 PM PDT            4.38            999         +              Normal
  05/01/2025 12 AM PDT            4.36            987         -              Normal
  05/01/2025 01 AM PDT            4.37            993         +              Normal
  05/01/2025 02 AM PDT            4.39           1005         +              Normal
  05/01/2025 03 AM PDT            4.39           1005         0              Normal
  05/01/2025 04 AM PDT            4.35            981         -              Normal
  05/01/2025 05 AM PDT            4.33            970         -              Normal
  05/01/2025 06 AM PDT            4.28            941         -              Normal
  05/01/2025 07 AM PDT            4.26            930         -              Normal
  05/01/2025 08 AM PDT            4.25            924         -              Normal
  05/01/2025 09 AM PDT            4.23            913         -              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  05/01/2025 10 AM PDT            4.22            907                        Normal
  05/01/2025 11 AM PDT            4.18            885         -              Normal
  05/01/2025 12 PM PDT            4.17            880         -              Normal
  05/01/2025 01 PM PDT            4.14            863         -              Normal
  05/01/2025 02 PM PDT            4.13            858         -              Normal
  05/01/2025 03 PM PDT            4.12            852         -              Normal
  05/01/2025 04 PM PDT            4.11            847         -              Normal
  05/01/2025 05 PM PDT            4.16            874         +              Normal
  05/01/2025 06 PM PDT            4.24            918         +              Normal
  05/01/2025 07 PM PDT            4.31            958         +              Normal
  05/01/2025 08 PM PDT            4.39           1005         +              Normal
  05/01/2025 09 PM PDT            4.46           1047         +              Normal
  05/01/2025 10 PM PDT            4.53           1089         +              Normal
  05/01/2025 11 PM PDT            4.58           1121         +              Normal
  05/02/2025 12 AM PDT            4.61           1140         +              Normal
  05/02/2025 01 AM PDT            4.64           1159         +              Normal
  05/02/2025 02 AM PDT            4.68           1184         +              Normal
  05/02/2025 03 AM PDT            4.69           1191         +              Normal
  05/02/2025 04 AM PDT            4.71           1204         +              Normal
  05/02/2025 05 AM PDT            4.72           1210         +              Normal
  05/02/2025 06 AM PDT            4.70           1197         -              Normal
  05/02/2025 07 AM PDT            4.67           1178         -              Normal
  05/02/2025 08 AM PDT            4.64           1159         -              Normal
  05/02/2025 09 AM PDT            4.60           1133         -              Normal
  05/02/2025 10 AM PDT            4.58           1121         -              Normal
  05/02/2025 11 AM PDT            4.54           1096         -              Normal
  05/02/2025 12 PM PDT            4.53           1089         -              Normal
  05/02/2025 01 PM PDT            4.50           1071         -              Normal
  05/02/2025 02 PM PDT            4.49           1065         -              Normal
  05/02/2025 03 PM PDT            4.48           1059         -              Normal
  05/02/2025 04 PM PDT            4.47           1053         -              Normal
  05/02/2025 05 PM PDT            4.53           1089         +              Normal
  05/02/2025 06 PM PDT            4.63           1152         +              Normal
  05/02/2025 07 PM PDT            4.74           1223         +              Normal
  05/02/2025 08 PM PDT            4.87           1309         +              Normal
  05/02/2025 09 PM PDT            4.98           1384         +              Normal
  05/02/2025 10 PM PDT            5.09           1462         +              Normal
  05/02/2025 11 PM PDT            5.18           1527         +              Normal
  05/03/2025 12 AM PDT            5.20           1542         +              Normal
  05/03/2025 01 AM PDT            5.22           1556         +              Normal
  05/03/2025 02 AM PDT            5.24           1571         +              Normal
  05/03/2025 03 AM PDT            5.24           1571         0              Normal
  05/03/2025 04 AM PDT            5.24           1571         0              Normal
  05/03/2025 05 AM PDT            5.24           1571         0              Normal
  05/03/2025 06 AM PDT            5.20           1542         -              Normal
  05/03/2025 07 AM PDT            5.16           1512         -              Normal
  05/03/2025 08 AM PDT            5.11           1476         -              Normal
  05/03/2025 09 AM PDT            5.07           1447         -              Normal
  05/03/2025 10 AM PDT            5.03           1419         -              Normal
  05/03/2025 11 AM PDT            4.97           1377         -              Normal
  05/03/2025 12 PM PDT            4.95           1363         -              Normal
  05/03/2025 01 PM PDT            4.91           1336         -              Normal
  05/03/2025 02 PM PDT            4.88           1316         -              Normal
  05/03/2025 03 PM PDT            4.87           1309         -              Normal
  05/03/2025 04 PM PDT            4.85           1295         -              Normal
  05/03/2025 05 PM PDT            4.90           1329         +              Normal
  05/03/2025 06 PM PDT            4.96           1370         +              Normal
  05/03/2025 07 PM PDT            5.01           1405         +              Normal
  05/03/2025 08 PM PDT            5.07           1447         +              Normal
  05/03/2025 09 PM PDT            5.11           1476         +              Normal
  05/03/2025 10 PM PDT            5.16           1512         +              Normal
  05/03/2025 11 PM PDT            5.17           1520         +              Normal
  05/04/2025 12 AM PDT            5.17           1520         0              Normal
  05/04/2025 01 AM PDT            5.17           1520         0              Normal
  05/04/2025 02 AM PDT            5.16           1512         -              Normal
  05/04/2025 03 AM PDT            5.15           1505         -              Normal
  05/04/2025 04 AM PDT            5.14           1498         -              Normal
  05/04/2025 05 AM PDT            5.13           1490         -              Normal
  05/04/2025 06 AM PDT            5.11           1476         -              Normal
  05/04/2025 07 AM PDT            5.09           1462         -              Normal
  05/04/2025 08 AM PDT            5.07           1447         -              Normal
  05/04/2025 09 AM PDT            5.05           1433         -              Normal
  05/04/2025 10 AM PDT            5.04           1426         -              Normal
  05/04/2025 11 AM PDT            5.01           1405         -              Normal
  05/04/2025 12 PM PDT            5.00           1398         -              Normal
  05/04/2025 01 PM PDT            4.97           1377         -              Normal
  05/04/2025 02 PM PDT            4.96           1370         -              Normal
  05/04/2025 03 PM PDT            4.94           1356         -              Normal
  05/04/2025 04 PM PDT            4.93           1350         -              Normal
  05/04/2025 05 PM PDT            4.93           1350         0              Normal
  05/04/2025 06 PM PDT            4.94           1356         +              Normal
  05/04/2025 07 PM PDT            4.94           1356         0              Normal
  05/04/2025 08 PM PDT            4.95           1363         +              Normal
  05/04/2025 09 PM PDT            4.96           1370         +              Normal
  05/04/2025 10 PM PDT            4.97           1377         +              Normal
  05/04/2025 11 PM PDT            4.97           1377         0              Normal
  05/05/2025 12 AM PDT            4.97           1377         0              Normal
  05/05/2025 01 AM PDT            4.97           1377         0              Normal
  05/05/2025 02 AM PDT            4.97           1377         0              Normal
  05/05/2025 03 AM PDT            4.96           1370         -              Normal
  05/05/2025 04 AM PDT            4.95           1363         -              Normal
  05/05/2025 05 AM PDT            4.94           1356         -              Normal
  05/05/2025 06 AM PDT            4.91           1336         -              Normal
  05/05/2025 07 AM PDT            4.87           1309         -              Normal
  05/05/2025 08 AM PDT            4.83           1282         -              Normal
  05/05/2025 09 AM PDT            4.79           1256         -              Normal
  05/05/2025 10 AM PDT            4.75           1229         -              Normal
  05/05/2025 11 AM PDT            4.69           1191         -              Normal
  05/05/2025 12 PM PDT            4.67           1178         -              Normal
  05/05/2025 01 PM PDT            4.62           1146         -              Normal
  05/05/2025 02 PM PDT            4.59           1127         -              Normal
  05/05/2025 03 PM PDT            4.56           1108         -              Normal
  05/05/2025 04 PM PDT            4.52           1083         -              Normal
  05/05/2025 05 PM PDT            4.54           1096         +              Normal
  05/05/2025 06 PM PDT            4.59           1127         +              Normal
  05/05/2025 07 PM PDT            4.64           1159         +              Normal
  05/05/2025 08 PM PDT            4.71           1204         +              Normal
  05/05/2025 09 PM PDT            4.77           1242         +              Normal
  05/05/2025 10 PM PDT            4.84           1289         +              Normal
  05/05/2025 11 PM PDT            4.87           1309         +              Normal
  05/06/2025 12 AM PDT            4.91           1336         +              Normal
  05/06/2025 01 AM PDT            4.94           1356         +              Normal
  05/06/2025 02 AM PDT            4.97           1377         +              Normal
  05/06/2025 03 AM PDT            4.98           1384         +              Normal
  05/06/2025 04 AM PDT            4.99           1391         +              Normal
  05/06/2025 05 AM PDT            5.00           1398         +              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.