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: Jul 16 2026 at 7:22 AM PDTNext Issuance: Jul 17 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:  07/16/2026 at 07:22 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
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# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  07/13/2026 at 07:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       57.13 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        176 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     07/17/2026 at 12:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       56.50 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        116 cfs
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# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  07/11/2026 07 AM PDT           56.80            144                        Normal
  07/11/2026 08 AM PDT           56.83            147         +              Normal
  07/11/2026 09 AM PDT           56.84            148         +              Normal
  07/11/2026 10 AM PDT           56.83            147         -              Normal
  07/11/2026 11 AM PDT           56.84            148         +              Normal
  07/11/2026 12 PM PDT           56.83            147         -              Normal
  07/11/2026 01 PM PDT           56.81            145         -              Normal
  07/11/2026 02 PM PDT           56.78            142         -              Normal
  07/11/2026 03 PM PDT           56.76            140         -              Normal
  07/11/2026 04 PM PDT           56.71            136         -              Normal
  07/11/2026 05 PM PDT           56.69            134         -              Normal
  07/11/2026 06 PM PDT           56.68            133         -              Normal
  07/11/2026 07 PM PDT           56.69            134         +              Normal
  07/11/2026 08 PM PDT           56.69            134         0              Normal
  07/11/2026 09 PM PDT           56.70            135         +              Normal
  07/11/2026 10 PM PDT           56.72            137         +              Normal
  07/11/2026 11 PM PDT           56.73            138         +              Normal
  07/12/2026 12 AM PDT           56.75            139         +              Normal
  07/12/2026 01 AM PDT           56.75            139         0              Normal
  07/12/2026 02 AM PDT           56.76            140         +              Normal
  07/12/2026 03 AM PDT           56.78            142         +              Normal
  07/12/2026 04 AM PDT           56.79            143         +              Normal
  07/12/2026 05 AM PDT           56.81            145         +              Normal
  07/12/2026 06 AM PDT           56.84            148         +              Normal
  07/12/2026 07 AM PDT           56.87            151         +              Normal
  07/12/2026 08 AM PDT           56.90            154         +              Normal
  07/12/2026 09 AM PDT           56.92            156         +              Normal
  07/12/2026 10 AM PDT           56.94            158         +              Normal
  07/12/2026 11 AM PDT           56.95            159         +              Normal
  07/12/2026 12 PM PDT           56.97            161         +              Normal
  07/12/2026 01 PM PDT           56.98            162         +              Normal
  07/12/2026 02 PM PDT           56.97            161         -              Normal
  07/12/2026 03 PM PDT           56.97            161         0              Normal
  07/12/2026 04 PM PDT           56.97            161         0              Normal
  07/12/2026 05 PM PDT           56.97            161         0              Normal
  07/12/2026 06 PM PDT           56.97            161         0              Normal
  07/12/2026 07 PM PDT           56.96            160         -              Normal
  07/12/2026 08 PM PDT           56.97            161         +              Normal
  07/12/2026 09 PM PDT           56.97            161         0              Normal
  07/12/2026 10 PM PDT           56.97            161         0              Normal
  07/12/2026 11 PM PDT           57.01            164         +              Normal
  07/13/2026 12 AM PDT           57.01            164         0              Normal
  07/13/2026 01 AM PDT           57.00            163         -              Normal
  07/13/2026 02 AM PDT           56.98            162         -              Normal
  07/13/2026 03 AM PDT           57.00            163         +              Normal
  07/13/2026 04 AM PDT           57.04            167         +              Normal
  07/13/2026 05 AM PDT           57.07            170         +              Normal
  07/13/2026 06 AM PDT           57.10            173         +              Normal
  07/13/2026 07 AM PDT           57.13            176         +              Normal
  07/13/2026 08 AM PDT           57.11            174         -              Normal
  07/13/2026 09 AM PDT           57.09            172         -              Normal
  07/13/2026 10 AM PDT           57.10            173         +              Normal
  07/13/2026 11 AM PDT           57.11            174         +              Normal
  07/13/2026 12 PM PDT           57.12            175         +              Normal
  07/13/2026 01 PM PDT           57.07            170         -              Normal
  07/13/2026 02 PM PDT           57.04            167         -              Normal
  07/13/2026 03 PM PDT           57.01            164         -              Normal
  07/13/2026 04 PM PDT           56.98            162         -              Normal
  07/13/2026 05 PM PDT           56.95            159         -              Normal
  07/13/2026 06 PM PDT           56.94            158         -              Normal
  07/13/2026 07 PM PDT           56.93            157         -              Normal
  07/13/2026 08 PM PDT           56.92            156         -              Normal
  07/13/2026 09 PM PDT           56.90            154         -              Normal
  07/13/2026 10 PM PDT           56.89            153         -              Normal
  07/13/2026 11 PM PDT           56.88            152         -              Normal
  07/14/2026 12 AM PDT           56.85            149         -              Normal
  07/14/2026 01 AM PDT           56.83            147         -              Normal
  07/14/2026 02 AM PDT           56.81            145         -              Normal
  07/14/2026 03 AM PDT           56.80            144         -              Normal
  07/14/2026 04 AM PDT           56.79            143         -              Normal
  07/14/2026 05 AM PDT           56.78            142         -              Normal
  07/14/2026 06 AM PDT           56.78            142         0              Normal
  07/14/2026 07 AM PDT           56.78            142         0              Normal
  07/14/2026 08 AM PDT           56.79            143         +              Normal
  07/14/2026 09 AM PDT           56.80            144         +              Normal
  07/14/2026 10 AM PDT           56.81            145         +              Normal
  07/14/2026 11 AM PDT           56.78            142         -              Normal
  07/14/2026 12 PM PDT           56.75            139         -              Normal
  07/14/2026 01 PM PDT           56.72            137         -              Normal
  07/14/2026 02 PM PDT           56.69            134         -              Normal
  07/14/2026 03 PM PDT           56.67            132         -              Normal
  07/14/2026 04 PM PDT           56.63            128         -              Normal
  07/14/2026 05 PM PDT           56.66            131         +              Normal
  07/14/2026 06 PM PDT           56.64            129         -              Normal
  07/14/2026 07 PM PDT           56.62            127         -              Normal
  07/14/2026 08 PM PDT           56.59            124         -              Normal
  07/14/2026 09 PM PDT           56.54            120         -              Normal
  07/14/2026 10 PM PDT           56.56            121         +              Normal
  07/14/2026 11 PM PDT           56.58            123         +              Normal
  07/15/2026 12 AM PDT           56.56            121         -              Normal
  07/15/2026 01 AM PDT           56.54            120         -              Normal
  07/15/2026 02 AM PDT           56.53            119         -              Normal
  07/15/2026 03 AM PDT           56.53            119         0              Normal
  07/15/2026 04 AM PDT           56.59            124         +              Normal
  07/15/2026 05 AM PDT           56.56            121         -              Normal
  07/15/2026 06 AM PDT           56.54            120         -              Normal
  07/15/2026 07 AM PDT           56.52            118         -              Normal
  07/15/2026 08 AM PDT           56.52            118         0              Normal
  07/15/2026 09 AM PDT           56.52            118         0              Normal
  07/15/2026 10 AM PDT           56.50            116         -              Normal
  07/15/2026 11 AM PDT           56.48            114         -              Normal
  07/15/2026 12 PM PDT           56.46            112         -              Normal
  07/15/2026 01 PM PDT           56.45            111         -              Normal
  07/15/2026 02 PM PDT           56.43            109         -              Normal
  07/15/2026 03 PM PDT           56.43            109         0              Normal
  07/15/2026 04 PM PDT           56.40            106         -              Normal
  07/15/2026 05 PM PDT           56.37            104         -              Normal
  07/15/2026 06 PM PDT           56.37            104         0              Normal
  07/15/2026 07 PM PDT           56.36            103         -              Normal
  07/15/2026 08 PM PDT           56.36            103         0              Normal
  07/15/2026 09 PM PDT           56.33            100         -              Normal
  07/15/2026 10 PM PDT           56.32             99         -              Normal
  07/15/2026 11 PM PDT           56.31             98         -              Normal
  07/16/2026 12 AM PDT           56.30             97         -              Normal
  07/16/2026 01 AM PDT           56.30             97         0              Normal
  07/16/2026 02 AM PDT           56.28             95         -              Normal
  07/16/2026 03 AM PDT           56.34            101         +              Normal
  07/16/2026 04 AM PDT           56.41            107         +              Normal
  07/16/2026 05 AM PDT           56.44            110         +              Normal
  07/16/2026 06 AM PDT           56.44            110         0              Normal
  07/16/2026 07 AM PDT           56.44            110         0              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  07/16/2026 08 AM PDT           56.44            110                        Normal
  07/16/2026 09 AM PDT           56.44            110         0              Normal
  07/16/2026 10 AM PDT           56.45            111         +              Normal
  07/16/2026 11 AM PDT           56.45            111         0              Normal
  07/16/2026 12 PM PDT           56.45            111         0              Normal
  07/16/2026 01 PM PDT           56.46            112         +              Normal
  07/16/2026 02 PM PDT           56.47            113         +              Normal
  07/16/2026 03 PM PDT           56.47            113         0              Normal
  07/16/2026 04 PM PDT           56.48            114         +              Normal
  07/16/2026 05 PM PDT           56.48            114         0              Normal
  07/16/2026 06 PM PDT           56.48            114         0              Normal
  07/16/2026 07 PM PDT           56.48            114         0              Normal
  07/16/2026 08 PM PDT           56.49            115         +              Normal
  07/16/2026 09 PM PDT           56.49            115         0              Normal
  07/16/2026 10 PM PDT           56.49            115         0              Normal
  07/16/2026 11 PM PDT           56.49            115         0              Normal
  07/17/2026 12 AM PDT           56.50            116         +              Normal
  07/17/2026 01 AM PDT           56.50            116         0              Normal
  07/17/2026 02 AM PDT           56.50            116         0              Normal
  07/17/2026 03 AM PDT           56.50            116         0              Normal
  07/17/2026 04 AM PDT           56.50            116         0              Normal
  07/17/2026 05 AM PDT           56.50            116         0              Normal
  07/17/2026 06 AM PDT           56.50            116         0              Normal
  07/17/2026 07 AM PDT           56.50            116         0              Normal
  07/17/2026 08 AM PDT           56.49            115         -              Normal
  07/17/2026 09 AM PDT           56.49            115         0              Normal
  07/17/2026 10 AM PDT           56.48            114         -              Normal
  07/17/2026 11 AM PDT           56.47            113         -              Normal
  07/17/2026 12 PM PDT           56.46            112         -              Normal
  07/17/2026 01 PM PDT           56.45            111         -              Normal
  07/17/2026 02 PM PDT           56.44            110         -              Normal
  07/17/2026 03 PM PDT           56.42            108         -              Normal
  07/17/2026 04 PM PDT           56.41            107         -              Normal
  07/17/2026 05 PM PDT           56.39            105         -              Normal
  07/17/2026 06 PM PDT           56.37            104         -              Normal
  07/17/2026 07 PM PDT           56.35            102         -              Normal
  07/17/2026 08 PM PDT           56.34            101         -              Normal
  07/17/2026 09 PM PDT           56.32             99         -              Normal
  07/17/2026 10 PM PDT           56.31             98         -              Normal
  07/17/2026 11 PM PDT           56.29             96         -              Normal
  07/18/2026 12 AM PDT           56.28             95         -              Normal
  07/18/2026 01 AM PDT           56.26             93         -              Normal
  07/18/2026 02 AM PDT           56.25             92         -              Normal
  07/18/2026 03 AM PDT           56.23             91         -              Normal
  07/18/2026 04 AM PDT           56.21             89         -              Normal
  07/18/2026 05 AM PDT           56.20             88         -              Normal
  07/18/2026 06 AM PDT           56.19             87         -              Normal
  07/18/2026 07 AM PDT           56.18             86         -              Normal
  07/18/2026 08 AM PDT           56.16             84         -              Normal
  07/18/2026 09 AM PDT           56.15             83         -              Normal
  07/18/2026 10 AM PDT           56.14             82         -              Normal
  07/18/2026 11 AM PDT           56.13             81         -              Normal
  07/18/2026 12 PM PDT           56.12             80         -              Normal
  07/18/2026 01 PM PDT           56.10             79         -              Normal
  07/18/2026 02 PM PDT           56.10             79         0              Normal
  07/18/2026 03 PM PDT           56.09             78         -              Normal
  07/18/2026 04 PM PDT           56.08             77         -              Normal
  07/18/2026 05 PM PDT           56.07             76         -              Normal
  07/18/2026 06 PM PDT           56.07             76         0              Normal
  07/18/2026 07 PM PDT           56.06             75         -              Normal
  07/18/2026 08 PM PDT           56.05             74         -              Normal
  07/18/2026 09 PM PDT           56.05             74         0              Normal
  07/18/2026 10 PM PDT           56.04             73         -              Normal
  07/18/2026 11 PM PDT           56.04             73         0              Normal
  07/19/2026 12 AM PDT           56.03             72         -              Normal
  07/19/2026 01 AM PDT           56.02             72         -              Normal
  07/19/2026 02 AM PDT           56.01             71         -              Normal
  07/19/2026 03 AM PDT           56.01             71         0              Normal
  07/19/2026 04 AM PDT           56.01             71         0              Normal
  07/19/2026 05 AM PDT           56.00             70         -              Normal
  07/19/2026 06 AM PDT           56.00             70         0              Normal
  07/19/2026 07 AM PDT           55.99             69         -              Normal
  07/19/2026 08 AM PDT           55.99             69         0              Normal
  07/19/2026 09 AM PDT           55.99             69         0              Normal
  07/19/2026 10 AM PDT           55.99             69         0              Normal
  07/19/2026 11 AM PDT           55.98             68         -              Normal
  07/19/2026 12 PM PDT           55.98             68         0              Normal
  07/19/2026 01 PM PDT           55.98             68         0              Normal
  07/19/2026 02 PM PDT           55.98             68         0              Normal
  07/19/2026 03 PM PDT           55.98             68         0              Normal
  07/19/2026 04 PM PDT           55.97             67         -              Normal
  07/19/2026 05 PM PDT           55.97             67         0              Normal
  07/19/2026 06 PM PDT           55.97             67         0              Normal
  07/19/2026 07 PM PDT           55.97             67         0              Normal
  07/19/2026 08 PM PDT           55.97             67         0              Normal
  07/19/2026 09 PM PDT           55.97             67         0              Normal
  07/19/2026 10 PM PDT           55.97             67         0              Normal
  07/19/2026 11 PM PDT           55.97             67         0              Normal
  07/20/2026 12 AM PDT           55.96             66         -              Normal
  07/20/2026 01 AM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/20/2026 02 AM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/20/2026 03 AM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/20/2026 04 AM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/20/2026 05 AM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/20/2026 06 AM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/20/2026 07 AM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/20/2026 08 AM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/20/2026 09 AM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/20/2026 10 AM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/20/2026 11 AM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/20/2026 12 PM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/20/2026 01 PM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/20/2026 02 PM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/20/2026 03 PM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/20/2026 04 PM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/20/2026 05 PM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/20/2026 06 PM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/20/2026 07 PM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/20/2026 08 PM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/20/2026 09 PM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/20/2026 10 PM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/20/2026 11 PM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/21/2026 12 AM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/21/2026 01 AM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/21/2026 02 AM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/21/2026 03 AM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/21/2026 04 AM PDT           55.96             66         0              Normal
  07/21/2026 05 AM PDT           55.96             66         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.