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MERCED RIVER - STEVINSON (STVC1)
Latitude: 37.37º NLongitude: 120.93º WElevation: 82 FeetForecast Type: Official Location
Location: Merced County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: San JoaquinRiver Group: San Joaquin
Issuance Time: Aug 09 2026 at 7:42 AM PDTNext Issuance: Aug 10 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: 68.0 FeetMinor Flood: 71.0 FeetModerate Flood: 73.8 FeetMajor Flood: 75.0 Feet


# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: Merced River - Stevinson (STVC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  08/09/2026 at 07:42 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  08/04/2026 at 07:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       59.65 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        715 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     08/09/2026 at 02:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       57.99 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        327 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  08/04/2026 07 AM PDT           59.65            715                        Normal
  08/04/2026 08 AM PDT           59.64            713         -              Normal
  08/04/2026 09 AM PDT           59.62            707         -              Normal
  08/04/2026 10 AM PDT           59.59            700         -              Normal
  08/04/2026 11 AM PDT           59.54            686         -              Normal
  08/04/2026 12 PM PDT           59.51            679         -              Normal
  08/04/2026 01 PM PDT           59.50            676         -              Normal
  08/04/2026 02 PM PDT           59.49            674         -              Normal
  08/04/2026 03 PM PDT           59.46            666         -              Normal
  08/04/2026 04 PM PDT           59.43            658         -              Normal
  08/04/2026 05 PM PDT           59.41            653         -              Normal
  08/04/2026 06 PM PDT           59.40            650         -              Normal
  08/04/2026 07 PM PDT           59.38            645         -              Normal
  08/04/2026 08 PM PDT           59.37            643         -              Normal
  08/04/2026 09 PM PDT           59.35            638         -              Normal
  08/04/2026 10 PM PDT           59.34            635         -              Normal
  08/04/2026 11 PM PDT           59.32            630         -              Normal
  08/05/2026 12 AM PDT           59.31            628         -              Normal
  08/05/2026 01 AM PDT           59.30            625         -              Normal
  08/05/2026 02 AM PDT           59.29            623         -              Normal
  08/05/2026 03 AM PDT           59.29            623         0              Normal
  08/05/2026 04 AM PDT           59.28            620         -              Normal
  08/05/2026 05 AM PDT           59.28            620         0              Normal
  08/05/2026 06 AM PDT           59.27            618         -              Normal
  08/05/2026 07 AM PDT           59.28            620         +              Normal
  08/05/2026 08 AM PDT           59.28            620         0              Normal
  08/05/2026 09 AM PDT           59.28            620         0              Normal
  08/05/2026 10 AM PDT           59.26            615         -              Normal
  08/05/2026 11 AM PDT           59.25            613         -              Normal
  08/05/2026 12 PM PDT           59.23            608         -              Normal
  08/05/2026 01 PM PDT           59.21            603         -              Normal
  08/05/2026 02 PM PDT           59.19            598         -              Normal
  08/05/2026 03 PM PDT           59.17            593         -              Normal
  08/05/2026 04 PM PDT           59.15            588         -              Normal
  08/05/2026 05 PM PDT           59.12            581         -              Normal
  08/05/2026 06 PM PDT           59.09            573         -              Normal
  08/05/2026 07 PM PDT           59.07            568         -              Normal
  08/05/2026 08 PM PDT           59.05            564         -              Normal
  08/05/2026 09 PM PDT           59.03            559         -              Normal
  08/05/2026 10 PM PDT           59.01            554         -              Normal
  08/05/2026 11 PM PDT           58.99            549         -              Normal
  08/06/2026 12 AM PDT           58.98            547         -              Normal
  08/06/2026 01 AM PDT           58.97            544         -              Normal
  08/06/2026 02 AM PDT           58.99            549         +              Normal
  08/06/2026 03 AM PDT           58.99            549         0              Normal
  08/06/2026 04 AM PDT           59.01            554         +              Normal
  08/06/2026 05 AM PDT           59.01            554         0              Normal
  08/06/2026 06 AM PDT           59.02            556         +              Normal
  08/06/2026 07 AM PDT           59.00            552         -              Normal
  08/06/2026 08 AM PDT           58.98            547         -              Normal
  08/06/2026 09 AM PDT           58.96            542         -              Normal
  08/06/2026 10 AM PDT           58.93            535         -              Normal
  08/06/2026 11 AM PDT           58.91            530         -              Normal
  08/06/2026 12 PM PDT           58.91            530         0              Normal
  08/06/2026 01 PM PDT           58.88            523         -              Normal
  08/06/2026 02 PM PDT           58.85            516         -              Normal
  08/06/2026 03 PM PDT           58.85            516         0              Normal
  08/06/2026 04 PM PDT           58.83            512         -              Normal
  08/06/2026 05 PM PDT           58.81            507         -              Normal
  08/06/2026 06 PM PDT           58.77            498         -              Normal
  08/06/2026 07 PM PDT           58.74            491         -              Normal
  08/06/2026 08 PM PDT           58.71            484         -              Normal
  08/06/2026 09 PM PDT           58.68            477         -              Normal
  08/06/2026 10 PM PDT           58.66            473         -              Normal
  08/06/2026 11 PM PDT           58.63            466         -              Normal
  08/07/2026 12 AM PDT           58.61            461         -              Normal
  08/07/2026 01 AM PDT           58.59            456         -              Normal
  08/07/2026 02 AM PDT           58.58            454         -              Normal
  08/07/2026 03 AM PDT           58.55            447         -              Normal
  08/07/2026 04 AM PDT           58.54            445         -              Normal
  08/07/2026 05 AM PDT           58.53            443         -              Normal
  08/07/2026 06 AM PDT           58.51            438         -              Normal
  08/07/2026 07 AM PDT           58.50            436         -              Normal
  08/07/2026 08 AM PDT           58.49            433         -              Normal
  08/07/2026 09 AM PDT           58.49            433         0              Normal
  08/07/2026 10 AM PDT           58.48            431         -              Normal
  08/07/2026 11 AM PDT           58.48            431         0              Normal
  08/07/2026 12 PM PDT           58.47            429         -              Normal
  08/07/2026 01 PM PDT           58.45            424         -              Normal
  08/07/2026 02 PM PDT           58.43            420         -              Normal
  08/07/2026 03 PM PDT           58.42            418         -              Normal
  08/07/2026 04 PM PDT           58.40            413         -              Normal
  08/07/2026 05 PM PDT           58.40            413         0              Normal
  08/07/2026 06 PM PDT           58.39            411         -              Normal
  08/07/2026 07 PM PDT           58.37            407         -              Normal
  08/07/2026 08 PM PDT           58.37            407         0              Normal
  08/07/2026 09 PM PDT           58.37            407         0              Normal
  08/07/2026 10 PM PDT           58.36            404         -              Normal
  08/07/2026 11 PM PDT           58.34            400         -              Normal
  08/08/2026 12 AM PDT           58.34            400         0              Normal
  08/08/2026 01 AM PDT           58.34            400         0              Normal
  08/08/2026 02 AM PDT           58.34            400         0              Normal
  08/08/2026 03 AM PDT           58.30            391         -              Normal
  08/08/2026 04 AM PDT           58.27            385         -              Normal
  08/08/2026 05 AM PDT           58.25            381         -              Normal
  08/08/2026 06 AM PDT           58.24            378         -              Normal
  08/08/2026 07 AM PDT           58.24            378         0              Normal
  08/08/2026 08 AM PDT           58.24            378         0              Normal
  08/08/2026 09 AM PDT           58.24            378         0              Normal
  08/08/2026 10 AM PDT           58.26            383         +              Normal
  08/08/2026 11 AM PDT           58.30            391         +              Normal
  08/08/2026 12 PM PDT           58.30            391         0              Normal
  08/08/2026 01 PM PDT           58.29            389         -              Normal
  08/08/2026 02 PM PDT           58.28            387         -              Normal
  08/08/2026 03 PM PDT           58.26            383         -              Normal
  08/08/2026 04 PM PDT           58.25            381         -              Normal
  08/08/2026 05 PM PDT           58.23            376         -              Normal
  08/08/2026 06 PM PDT           58.19            368         -              Normal
  08/08/2026 07 PM PDT           58.17            364         -              Normal
  08/08/2026 08 PM PDT           58.15            359         -              Normal
  08/08/2026 09 PM PDT           58.14            357         -              Normal
  08/08/2026 10 PM PDT           58.12            353         -              Normal
  08/08/2026 11 PM PDT           58.10            349         -              Normal
  08/09/2026 12 AM PDT           58.09            347         -              Normal
  08/09/2026 01 AM PDT           58.07            343         -              Normal
  08/09/2026 02 AM PDT           58.06            341         -              Normal
  08/09/2026 03 AM PDT           58.04            337         -              Normal
  08/09/2026 04 AM PDT           58.02            333         -              Normal
  08/09/2026 05 AM PDT           58.00            329         -              Normal
  08/09/2026 06 AM PDT           57.99            327         -              Normal
  08/09/2026 07 AM PDT           57.99            327         0              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  08/09/2026 08 AM PDT           57.98            325                        Normal
  08/09/2026 09 AM PDT           57.98            325         0              Normal
  08/09/2026 10 AM PDT           57.98            325         0              Normal
  08/09/2026 11 AM PDT           57.98            325         0              Normal
  08/09/2026 12 PM PDT           57.98            325         0              Normal
  08/09/2026 01 PM PDT           57.98            325         0              Normal
  08/09/2026 02 PM PDT           57.99            327         +              Normal
  08/09/2026 03 PM PDT           57.99            327         0              Normal
  08/09/2026 04 PM PDT           57.99            327         0              Normal
  08/09/2026 05 PM PDT           57.99            327         0              Normal
  08/09/2026 06 PM PDT           57.99            327         0              Normal
  08/09/2026 07 PM PDT           57.99            327         0              Normal
  08/09/2026 08 PM PDT           57.99            327         0              Normal
  08/09/2026 09 PM PDT           57.99            327         0              Normal
  08/09/2026 10 PM PDT           57.99            327         0              Normal
  08/09/2026 11 PM PDT           57.99            327         0              Normal
  08/10/2026 12 AM PDT           57.99            327         0              Normal
  08/10/2026 01 AM PDT           57.99            327         0              Normal
  08/10/2026 02 AM PDT           57.99            327         0              Normal
  08/10/2026 03 AM PDT           57.99            327         0              Normal
  08/10/2026 04 AM PDT           57.99            327         0              Normal
  08/10/2026 05 AM PDT           57.99            327         0              Normal
  08/10/2026 06 AM PDT           57.99            327         0              Normal
  08/10/2026 07 AM PDT           57.99            327         0              Normal
  08/10/2026 08 AM PDT           57.98            325         -              Normal
  08/10/2026 09 AM PDT           57.98            325         0              Normal
  08/10/2026 10 AM PDT           57.98            325         0              Normal
  08/10/2026 11 AM PDT           57.98            325         0              Normal
  08/10/2026 12 PM PDT           57.98            325         0              Normal
  08/10/2026 01 PM PDT           57.98            325         0              Normal
  08/10/2026 02 PM PDT           57.98            325         0              Normal
  08/10/2026 03 PM PDT           57.97            323         -              Normal
  08/10/2026 04 PM PDT           57.97            323         0              Normal
  08/10/2026 05 PM PDT           57.97            323         0              Normal
  08/10/2026 06 PM PDT           57.97            323         0              Normal
  08/10/2026 07 PM PDT           57.97            323         0              Normal
  08/10/2026 08 PM PDT           57.97            323         0              Normal
  08/10/2026 09 PM PDT           57.97            323         0              Normal
  08/10/2026 10 PM PDT           57.97            323         0              Normal
  08/10/2026 11 PM PDT           57.96            321         -              Normal
  08/11/2026 12 AM PDT           57.96            321         0              Normal
  08/11/2026 01 AM PDT           57.96            321         0              Normal
  08/11/2026 02 AM PDT           57.96            321         0              Normal
  08/11/2026 03 AM PDT           57.96            321         0              Normal
  08/11/2026 04 AM PDT           57.96            321         0              Normal
  08/11/2026 05 AM PDT           57.96            321         0              Normal
  08/11/2026 06 AM PDT           57.96            321         0              Normal
  08/11/2026 07 AM PDT           57.95            319         -              Normal
  08/11/2026 08 AM PDT           57.95            319         0              Normal
  08/11/2026 09 AM PDT           57.95            319         0              Normal
  08/11/2026 10 AM PDT           57.95            319         0              Normal
  08/11/2026 11 AM PDT           57.95            319         0              Normal
  08/11/2026 12 PM PDT           57.95            319         0              Normal
  08/11/2026 01 PM PDT           57.95            319         0              Normal
  08/11/2026 02 PM PDT           57.95            319         0              Normal
  08/11/2026 03 PM PDT           57.95            319         0              Normal
  08/11/2026 04 PM PDT           57.95            319         0              Normal
  08/11/2026 05 PM PDT           57.95            319         0              Normal
  08/11/2026 06 PM PDT           57.95            319         0              Normal
  08/11/2026 07 PM PDT           57.95            319         0              Normal
  08/11/2026 08 PM PDT           57.95            319         0              Normal
  08/11/2026 09 PM PDT           57.95            319         0              Normal
  08/11/2026 10 PM PDT           57.95            319         0              Normal
  08/11/2026 11 PM PDT           57.95            319         0              Normal
  08/12/2026 12 AM PDT           57.95            319         0              Normal
  08/12/2026 01 AM PDT           57.95            319         0              Normal
  08/12/2026 02 AM PDT           57.95            319         0              Normal
  08/12/2026 03 AM PDT           57.95            319         0              Normal
  08/12/2026 04 AM PDT           57.95            319         0              Normal
  08/12/2026 05 AM PDT           57.95            319         0              Normal
  08/12/2026 06 AM PDT           57.94            317         -              Normal
  08/12/2026 07 AM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/12/2026 08 AM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/12/2026 09 AM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/12/2026 10 AM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/12/2026 11 AM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/12/2026 12 PM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/12/2026 01 PM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/12/2026 02 PM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/12/2026 03 PM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/12/2026 04 PM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/12/2026 05 PM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/12/2026 06 PM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/12/2026 07 PM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/12/2026 08 PM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/12/2026 09 PM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/12/2026 10 PM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/12/2026 11 PM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/13/2026 12 AM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/13/2026 01 AM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/13/2026 02 AM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/13/2026 03 AM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/13/2026 04 AM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/13/2026 05 AM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/13/2026 06 AM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/13/2026 07 AM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/13/2026 08 AM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/13/2026 09 AM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/13/2026 10 AM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/13/2026 11 AM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/13/2026 12 PM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/13/2026 01 PM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/13/2026 02 PM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/13/2026 03 PM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/13/2026 04 PM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/13/2026 05 PM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/13/2026 06 PM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/13/2026 07 PM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/13/2026 08 PM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/13/2026 09 PM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/13/2026 10 PM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/13/2026 11 PM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/14/2026 12 AM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/14/2026 01 AM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/14/2026 02 AM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/14/2026 03 AM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/14/2026 04 AM PDT           57.94            317         0              Normal
  08/14/2026 05 AM PDT           57.94            317         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.