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: Feb 16 2026 at 8:01 AM PSTNext Issuance: Feb 17 2026 at 9:00 AM PST
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:  02/16/2026 at 08:01 AM PST
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
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# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  02/11/2026 at 08:00 PM PST
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       59.67 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        674 cfs
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# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     02/19/2026 at 01:00 AM PST
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       61.71 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        1279 cfs
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# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  02/11/2026 08 AM PST           59.65            668                        Normal
  02/11/2026 09 AM PST           59.67            674         +              Normal
  02/11/2026 10 AM PST           59.66            671         -              Normal
  02/11/2026 11 AM PST           59.66            671         0              Normal
  02/11/2026 12 PM PST           59.67            674         +              Normal
  02/11/2026 01 PM PST           59.67            674         0              Normal
  02/11/2026 02 PM PST           59.66            671         -              Normal
  02/11/2026 03 PM PST           59.66            671         0              Normal
  02/11/2026 04 PM PST           59.66            671         0              Normal
  02/11/2026 05 PM PST           59.66            671         0              Normal
  02/11/2026 06 PM PST           59.67            674         +              Normal
  02/11/2026 07 PM PST           59.66            671         -              Normal
  02/11/2026 08 PM PST           59.67            674         +              Normal
  02/11/2026 09 PM PST           59.66            671         -              Normal
  02/11/2026 10 PM PST           59.66            671         0              Normal
  02/11/2026 11 PM PST           59.66            671         0              Normal
  02/12/2026 12 AM PST           59.66            671         0              Normal
  02/12/2026 01 AM PST           59.65            668         -              Normal
  02/12/2026 02 AM PST           59.66            671         +              Normal
  02/12/2026 03 AM PST           59.66            671         0              Normal
  02/12/2026 04 AM PST           59.66            671         0              Normal
  02/12/2026 05 AM PST           59.65            668         -              Normal
  02/12/2026 06 AM PST           59.65            668         0              Normal
  02/12/2026 07 AM PST           59.65            668         0              Normal
  02/12/2026 08 AM PST           59.64            666         -              Normal
  02/12/2026 09 AM PST           59.64            666         0              Normal
  02/12/2026 10 AM PST           59.64            666         0              Normal
  02/12/2026 11 AM PST           59.64            666         0              Normal
  02/12/2026 12 PM PST           59.64            666         0              Normal
  02/12/2026 01 PM PST           59.63            663         -              Normal
  02/12/2026 02 PM PST           59.63            663         0              Normal
  02/12/2026 03 PM PST           59.63            663         0              Normal
  02/12/2026 04 PM PST           59.63            663         0              Normal
  02/12/2026 05 PM PST           59.63            663         0              Normal
  02/12/2026 06 PM PST           59.62            661         -              Normal
  02/12/2026 07 PM PST           59.62            661         0              Normal
  02/12/2026 08 PM PST           59.62            661         0              Normal
  02/12/2026 09 PM PST           59.63            663         +              Normal
  02/12/2026 10 PM PST           59.61            658         -              Normal
  02/12/2026 11 PM PST           59.61            658         0              Normal
  02/13/2026 12 AM PST           59.61            658         0              Normal
  02/13/2026 01 AM PST           59.61            658         0              Normal
  02/13/2026 02 AM PST           59.61            658         0              Normal
  02/13/2026 03 AM PST           59.60            656         -              Normal
  02/13/2026 04 AM PST           59.60            656         0              Normal
  02/13/2026 05 AM PST           59.60            656         0              Normal
  02/13/2026 06 AM PST           59.59            653         -              Normal
  02/13/2026 07 AM PST           59.59            653         0              Normal
  02/13/2026 08 AM PST           59.60            656         +              Normal
  02/13/2026 09 AM PST           59.60            656         0              Normal
  02/13/2026 10 AM PST           59.60            656         0              Normal
  02/13/2026 11 AM PST           59.60            656         0              Normal
  02/13/2026 12 PM PST           59.61            658         +              Normal
  02/13/2026 01 PM PST           59.61            658         0              Normal
  02/13/2026 02 PM PST           59.61            658         0              Normal
  02/13/2026 03 PM PST           59.61            658         0              Normal
  02/13/2026 04 PM PST           59.61            658         0              Normal
  02/13/2026 05 PM PST           59.62            661         +              Normal
  02/13/2026 06 PM PST           59.61            658         -              Normal
  02/13/2026 07 PM PST           59.61            658         0              Normal
  02/13/2026 08 PM PST           59.62            661         +              Normal
  02/13/2026 09 PM PST           59.61            658         -              Normal
  02/13/2026 10 PM PST           59.62            661         +              Normal
  02/13/2026 11 PM PST           59.61            658         -              Normal
  02/14/2026 12 AM PST           59.61            658         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 01 AM PST           59.61            658         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 02 AM PST           59.62            661         +              Normal
  02/14/2026 03 AM PST           59.61            658         -              Normal
  02/14/2026 04 AM PST           59.61            658         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 05 AM PST           59.61            658         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 06 AM PST           59.61            658         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 07 AM PST           59.62            661         +              Normal
  02/14/2026 08 AM PST           59.63            663         +              Normal
  02/14/2026 09 AM PST           59.63            663         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 10 AM PST           59.63            663         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 11 AM PST           59.64            666         +              Normal
  02/14/2026 12 PM PST           59.63            663         -              Normal
  02/14/2026 01 PM PST           59.63            663         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 02 PM PST           59.62            661         -              Normal
  02/14/2026 03 PM PST           59.62            661         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 04 PM PST           59.62            661         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 05 PM PST           59.62            661         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 06 PM PST           59.61            658         -              Normal
  02/14/2026 07 PM PST           59.60            656         -              Normal
  02/14/2026 08 PM PST           59.60            656         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 09 PM PST           59.60            656         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 10 PM PST           59.59            653         -              Normal
  02/14/2026 11 PM PST           59.59            653         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 12 AM PST           59.61            658         +              Normal
  02/15/2026 01 AM PST           59.60            656         -              Normal
  02/15/2026 02 AM PST           59.60            656         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 03 AM PST           59.60            656         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 04 AM PST           59.60            656         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 05 AM PST           59.60            656         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 06 AM PST           59.60            656         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 07 AM PST           59.60            656         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 08 AM PST           59.59            653         -              Normal
  02/15/2026 09 AM PST           59.60            656         +              Normal
  02/15/2026 10 AM PST           59.60            656         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 11 AM PST           59.60            656         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 12 PM PST           59.60            656         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 01 PM PST           59.59            653         -              Normal
  02/15/2026 02 PM PST           59.60            656         +              Normal
  02/15/2026 03 PM PST           59.59            653         -              Normal
  02/15/2026 04 PM PST           59.60            656         +              Normal
  02/15/2026 05 PM PST           59.59            653         -              Normal
  02/15/2026 06 PM PST           59.59            653         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 07 PM PST           59.58            650         -              Normal
  02/15/2026 08 PM PST           59.59            653         +              Normal
  02/15/2026 09 PM PST           59.59            653         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 10 PM PST           59.59            653         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 11 PM PST           59.59            653         0              Normal
  02/16/2026 12 AM PST           59.59            653         0              Normal
  02/16/2026 01 AM PST           59.59            653         0              Normal
  02/16/2026 02 AM PST           59.59            653         0              Normal
  02/16/2026 03 AM PST           59.60            656         +              Normal
  02/16/2026 04 AM PST           59.61            658         +              Normal
  02/16/2026 05 AM PST           59.62            661         +              Normal
  02/16/2026 06 AM PST           59.62            661         0              Normal
  02/16/2026 07 AM PST           59.62            661         0              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  02/16/2026 08 AM PST           59.62            661                        Normal
  02/16/2026 09 AM PST           59.62            661         0              Normal
  02/16/2026 10 AM PST           59.62            661         0              Normal
  02/16/2026 11 AM PST           59.62            661         0              Normal
  02/16/2026 12 PM PST           59.62            661         0              Normal
  02/16/2026 01 PM PST           59.62            661         0              Normal
  02/16/2026 02 PM PST           59.62            661         0              Normal
  02/16/2026 03 PM PST           59.62            661         0              Normal
  02/16/2026 04 PM PST           59.63            663         +              Normal
  02/16/2026 05 PM PST           59.63            663         0              Normal
  02/16/2026 06 PM PST           59.63            663         0              Normal
  02/16/2026 07 PM PST           59.63            663         0              Normal
  02/16/2026 08 PM PST           59.64            666         +              Normal
  02/16/2026 09 PM PST           59.64            666         0              Normal
  02/16/2026 10 PM PST           59.64            666         0              Normal
  02/16/2026 11 PM PST           59.64            666         0              Normal
  02/17/2026 12 AM PST           59.64            666         0              Normal
  02/17/2026 01 AM PST           59.65            668         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 02 AM PST           59.65            668         0              Normal
  02/17/2026 03 AM PST           59.65            668         0              Normal
  02/17/2026 04 AM PST           59.65            668         0              Normal
  02/17/2026 05 AM PST           59.66            671         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 06 AM PST           59.66            671         0              Normal
  02/17/2026 07 AM PST           59.66            671         0              Normal
  02/17/2026 08 AM PST           59.68            676         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 09 AM PST           59.71            684         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 10 AM PST           59.76            697         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 11 AM PST           59.82            713         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 12 PM PST           59.90            734         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 01 PM PST           59.98            756         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 02 PM PST           60.08            783         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 03 PM PST           60.18            810         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 04 PM PST           60.28            839         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 05 PM PST           60.39            870         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 06 PM PST           60.50            902         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 07 PM PST           60.59            928         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 08 PM PST           60.67            951         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 09 PM PST           60.74            972         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 10 PM PST           60.79            987         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 11 PM PST           60.84           1002         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 12 AM PST           60.87           1011         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 01 AM PST           60.89           1018         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 02 AM PST           60.92           1027         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 03 AM PST           60.94           1033         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 04 AM PST           60.97           1042         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 05 AM PST           60.99           1048         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 06 AM PST           61.02           1057         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 07 AM PST           61.04           1064         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 08 AM PST           61.08           1076         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 09 AM PST           61.12           1089         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 10 AM PST           61.17           1104         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 11 AM PST           61.22           1120         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 12 PM PST           61.27           1136         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 01 PM PST           61.32           1152         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 02 PM PST           61.37           1168         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 03 PM PST           61.41           1181         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 04 PM PST           61.45           1194         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 05 PM PST           61.50           1210         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 06 PM PST           61.54           1223         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 07 PM PST           61.57           1233         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 08 PM PST           61.61           1246         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 09 PM PST           61.63           1253         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 10 PM PST           61.66           1263         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 11 PM PST           61.68           1269         +              Normal
  02/19/2026 12 AM PST           61.70           1276         +              Normal
  02/19/2026 01 AM PST           61.71           1279         +              Normal
  02/19/2026 02 AM PST           61.71           1279         0              Normal
  02/19/2026 03 AM PST           61.71           1279         0              Normal
  02/19/2026 04 AM PST           61.70           1276         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 05 AM PST           61.68           1269         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 06 AM PST           61.66           1263         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 07 AM PST           61.62           1250         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 08 AM PST           61.58           1236         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 09 AM PST           61.54           1223         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 10 AM PST           61.49           1207         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 11 AM PST           61.44           1191         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 12 PM PST           61.39           1174         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 01 PM PST           61.34           1158         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 02 PM PST           61.28           1139         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 03 PM PST           61.22           1120         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 04 PM PST           61.16           1101         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 05 PM PST           61.11           1085         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 06 PM PST           61.05           1067         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 07 PM PST           60.99           1048         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 08 PM PST           60.93           1030         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 09 PM PST           60.88           1015         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 10 PM PST           60.83            999         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 11 PM PST           60.77            981         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 12 AM PST           60.72            966         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 01 AM PST           60.67            951         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 02 AM PST           60.62            937         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 03 AM PST           60.59            928         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 04 AM PST           60.56            919         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 05 AM PST           60.53            910         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 06 AM PST           60.51            904         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 07 AM PST           60.49            899         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 08 AM PST           60.48            896         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 09 AM PST           60.48            896         0              Normal
  02/20/2026 10 AM PST           60.47            893         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 11 AM PST           60.47            893         0              Normal
  02/20/2026 12 PM PST           60.47            893         0              Normal
  02/20/2026 01 PM PST           60.47            893         0              Normal
  02/20/2026 02 PM PST           60.46            890         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 03 PM PST           60.46            890         0              Normal
  02/20/2026 04 PM PST           60.46            890         0              Normal
  02/20/2026 05 PM PST           60.45            887         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 06 PM PST           60.45            887         0              Normal
  02/20/2026 07 PM PST           60.44            884         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 08 PM PST           60.43            881         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 09 PM PST           60.42            878         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 10 PM PST           60.41            876         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 11 PM PST           60.40            873         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 12 AM PST           60.38            867         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 01 AM PST           60.37            864         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 02 AM PST           60.35            858         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 03 AM PST           60.33            853         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 04 AM PST           60.31            847         -              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.