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: Sep 16 2026 at 6:48 AM PDTNext Issuance: Sep 17 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action: 68.0 FeetMinor Flood: 71.0 FeetModerate Flood: 73.8 FeetMajor Flood: 75.0 Feet

# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
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# Location: Merced River - Stevinson (STVC1)
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# File Generation Time:  09/16/2026 at 06:48 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
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# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  09/14/2026 at 05:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       56.73 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        138 cfs
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# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     09/20/2026 at 12:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       57.22 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        188 cfs
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# OBSERVED
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# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  09/11/2026 06 AM PDT           56.48            114                        Normal
  09/11/2026 07 AM PDT           56.46            112         -              Normal
  09/11/2026 08 AM PDT           56.44            110         -              Normal
  09/11/2026 09 AM PDT           56.42            108         -              Normal
  09/11/2026 10 AM PDT           56.40            106         -              Normal
  09/11/2026 11 AM PDT           56.39            105         -              Normal
  09/11/2026 12 PM PDT           56.37            104         -              Normal
  09/11/2026 01 PM PDT           56.36            103         -              Normal
  09/11/2026 02 PM PDT           56.35            102         -              Normal
  09/11/2026 03 PM PDT           56.33            100         -              Normal
  09/11/2026 04 PM PDT           56.33            100         0              Normal
  09/11/2026 05 PM PDT           56.32             99         -              Normal
  09/11/2026 06 PM PDT           56.34            101         +              Normal
  09/11/2026 07 PM PDT           56.34            101         0              Normal
  09/11/2026 08 PM PDT           56.35            102         +              Normal
  09/11/2026 09 PM PDT           56.36            103         +              Normal
  09/11/2026 10 PM PDT           56.37            104         +              Normal
  09/11/2026 11 PM PDT           56.37            104         0              Normal
  09/12/2026 12 AM PDT           56.37            104         0              Normal
  09/12/2026 01 AM PDT           56.39            105         +              Normal
  09/12/2026 02 AM PDT           56.41            107         +              Normal
  09/12/2026 03 AM PDT           56.42            108         +              Normal
  09/12/2026 04 AM PDT           56.43            109         +              Normal
  09/12/2026 05 AM PDT           56.46            112         +              Normal
  09/12/2026 06 AM PDT           56.49            115         +              Normal
  09/12/2026 07 AM PDT           56.52            118         +              Normal
  09/12/2026 08 AM PDT           56.54            120         +              Normal
  09/12/2026 09 AM PDT           56.57            122         +              Normal
  09/12/2026 10 AM PDT           56.60            125         +              Normal
  09/12/2026 11 AM PDT           56.62            127         +              Normal
  09/12/2026 12 PM PDT           56.65            130         +              Normal
  09/12/2026 01 PM PDT           56.63            128         -              Normal
  09/12/2026 02 PM PDT           56.64            129         +              Normal
  09/12/2026 03 PM PDT           56.66            131         +              Normal
  09/12/2026 04 PM PDT           56.66            131         0              Normal
  09/12/2026 05 PM PDT           56.67            132         +              Normal
  09/12/2026 06 PM PDT           56.67            132         0              Normal
  09/12/2026 07 PM PDT           56.67            132         0              Normal
  09/12/2026 08 PM PDT           56.67            132         0              Normal
  09/12/2026 09 PM PDT           56.67            132         0              Normal
  09/12/2026 10 PM PDT           56.66            131         -              Normal
  09/12/2026 11 PM PDT           56.66            131         0              Normal
  09/13/2026 12 AM PDT           56.66            131         0              Normal
  09/13/2026 01 AM PDT           56.65            130         -              Normal
  09/13/2026 02 AM PDT           56.65            130         0              Normal
  09/13/2026 03 AM PDT           56.65            130         0              Normal
  09/13/2026 04 AM PDT           56.64            129         -              Normal
  09/13/2026 05 AM PDT           56.64            129         0              Normal
  09/13/2026 06 AM PDT           56.63            128         -              Normal
  09/13/2026 07 AM PDT           56.63            128         0              Normal
  09/13/2026 08 AM PDT           56.62            127         -              Normal
  09/13/2026 09 AM PDT           56.62            127         0              Normal
  09/13/2026 10 AM PDT           56.63            128         +              Normal
  09/13/2026 11 AM PDT           56.66            131         +              Normal
  09/13/2026 12 PM PDT           56.68            133         +              Normal
  09/13/2026 01 PM PDT           56.69            134         +              Normal
  09/13/2026 02 PM PDT           56.68            133         -              Normal
  09/13/2026 03 PM PDT           56.66            131         -              Normal
  09/13/2026 04 PM PDT           56.64            129         -              Normal
  09/13/2026 05 PM PDT           56.63            128         -              Normal
  09/13/2026 06 PM PDT           56.62            127         -              Normal
  09/13/2026 07 PM PDT           56.62            127         0              Normal
  09/13/2026 08 PM PDT           56.67            132         +              Normal
  09/13/2026 09 PM PDT           56.68            133         +              Normal
  09/13/2026 10 PM PDT           56.68            133         0              Normal
  09/13/2026 11 PM PDT           56.69            134         +              Normal
  09/14/2026 12 AM PDT           56.69            134         0              Normal
  09/14/2026 01 AM PDT           56.69            134         0              Normal
  09/14/2026 02 AM PDT           56.70            135         +              Normal
  09/14/2026 03 AM PDT           56.71            136         +              Normal
  09/14/2026 04 AM PDT           56.72            137         +              Normal
  09/14/2026 05 AM PDT           56.73            138         +              Normal
  09/14/2026 06 AM PDT           56.69            134         -              Normal
  09/14/2026 07 AM PDT           56.65            130         -              Normal
  09/14/2026 08 AM PDT           56.62            127         -              Normal
  09/14/2026 09 AM PDT           56.60            125         -              Normal
  09/14/2026 10 AM PDT           56.58            123         -              Normal
  09/14/2026 11 AM PDT           56.57            122         -              Normal
  09/14/2026 12 PM PDT           56.57            122         0              Normal
  09/14/2026 01 PM PDT           56.56            121         -              Normal
  09/14/2026 02 PM PDT           56.54            120         -              Normal
  09/14/2026 03 PM PDT           56.54            120         0              Normal
  09/14/2026 04 PM PDT           56.53            119         -              Normal
  09/14/2026 05 PM PDT           56.51            117         -              Normal
  09/14/2026 06 PM PDT           56.60            125         +              Normal
  09/14/2026 07 PM PDT           56.61            126         +              Normal
  09/14/2026 08 PM PDT           56.60            125         -              Normal
  09/14/2026 09 PM PDT           56.58            123         -              Normal
  09/14/2026 10 PM PDT           56.57            122         -              Normal
  09/14/2026 11 PM PDT           56.56            121         -              Normal
  09/15/2026 12 AM PDT           56.54            120         -              Normal
  09/15/2026 01 AM PDT           56.54            120         0              Normal
  09/15/2026 02 AM PDT           56.52            118         -              Normal
  09/15/2026 03 AM PDT           56.51            117         -              Normal
  09/15/2026 04 AM PDT           56.49            115         -              Normal
  09/15/2026 05 AM PDT           56.47            113         -              Normal
  09/15/2026 06 AM PDT           56.45            111         -              Normal
  09/15/2026 07 AM PDT           56.42            108         -              Normal
  09/15/2026 08 AM PDT           56.39            105         -              Normal
  09/15/2026 09 AM PDT           56.35            102         -              Normal
  09/15/2026 10 AM PDT           56.31             98         -              Normal
  09/15/2026 11 AM PDT           56.29             96         -              Normal
  09/15/2026 12 PM PDT           56.27             94         -              Normal
  09/15/2026 01 PM PDT           56.25             92         -              Normal
  09/15/2026 02 PM PDT           56.23             91         -              Normal
  09/15/2026 03 PM PDT           56.23             91         0              Normal
  09/15/2026 04 PM PDT           56.22             90         -              Normal
  09/15/2026 05 PM PDT           56.23             91         +              Normal
  09/15/2026 06 PM PDT           56.23             91         0              Normal
  09/15/2026 07 PM PDT           56.26             93         +              Normal
  09/15/2026 08 PM PDT           56.25             92         -              Normal
  09/15/2026 09 PM PDT           56.22             90         -              Normal
  09/15/2026 10 PM PDT           56.21             89         -              Normal
  09/15/2026 11 PM PDT           56.20             88         -              Normal
  09/16/2026 12 AM PDT           56.20             88         0              Normal
  09/16/2026 01 AM PDT           56.20             88         0              Normal
  09/16/2026 02 AM PDT           56.21             89         +              Normal
  09/16/2026 03 AM PDT           56.21             89         0              Normal
  09/16/2026 04 AM PDT           56.22             90         +              Normal
  09/16/2026 05 AM PDT           56.23             91         +              Normal
  09/16/2026 06 AM PDT           56.25             92         +              Normal
#
# FORECAST
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# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  09/16/2026 07 AM PDT           56.26             93                        Normal
  09/16/2026 08 AM PDT           56.27             94         +              Normal
  09/16/2026 09 AM PDT           56.28             95         +              Normal
  09/16/2026 10 AM PDT           56.29             96         +              Normal
  09/16/2026 11 AM PDT           56.30             97         +              Normal
  09/16/2026 12 PM PDT           56.31             98         +              Normal
  09/16/2026 01 PM PDT           56.33            100         +              Normal
  09/16/2026 02 PM PDT           56.34            101         +              Normal
  09/16/2026 03 PM PDT           56.36            103         +              Normal
  09/16/2026 04 PM PDT           56.38            104         +              Normal
  09/16/2026 05 PM PDT           56.40            106         +              Normal
  09/16/2026 06 PM PDT           56.42            108         +              Normal
  09/16/2026 07 PM PDT           56.44            110         +              Normal
  09/16/2026 08 PM PDT           56.46            112         +              Normal
  09/16/2026 09 PM PDT           56.48            114         +              Normal
  09/16/2026 10 PM PDT           56.50            116         +              Normal
  09/16/2026 11 PM PDT           56.52            118         +              Normal
  09/17/2026 12 AM PDT           56.56            121         +              Normal
  09/17/2026 01 AM PDT           56.58            123         +              Normal
  09/17/2026 02 AM PDT           56.61            126         +              Normal
  09/17/2026 03 AM PDT           56.63            128         +              Normal
  09/17/2026 04 AM PDT           56.66            131         +              Normal
  09/17/2026 05 AM PDT           56.68            133         +              Normal
  09/17/2026 06 AM PDT           56.70            135         +              Normal
  09/17/2026 07 AM PDT           56.73            138         +              Normal
  09/17/2026 08 AM PDT           56.76            140         +              Normal
  09/17/2026 09 AM PDT           56.78            142         +              Normal
  09/17/2026 10 AM PDT           56.80            144         +              Normal
  09/17/2026 11 AM PDT           56.83            147         +              Normal
  09/17/2026 12 PM PDT           56.84            148         +              Normal
  09/17/2026 01 PM PDT           56.86            150         +              Normal
  09/17/2026 02 PM PDT           56.88            152         +              Normal
  09/17/2026 03 PM PDT           56.90            154         +              Normal
  09/17/2026 04 PM PDT           56.92            156         +              Normal
  09/17/2026 05 PM PDT           56.93            157         +              Normal
  09/17/2026 06 PM PDT           56.95            159         +              Normal
  09/17/2026 07 PM PDT           56.96            160         +              Normal
  09/17/2026 08 PM PDT           56.98            162         +              Normal
  09/17/2026 09 PM PDT           57.00            163         +              Normal
  09/17/2026 10 PM PDT           57.02            165         +              Normal
  09/17/2026 11 PM PDT           57.03            166         +              Normal
  09/18/2026 12 AM PDT           57.04            167         +              Normal
  09/18/2026 01 AM PDT           57.05            168         +              Normal
  09/18/2026 02 AM PDT           57.06            169         +              Normal
  09/18/2026 03 AM PDT           57.07            170         +              Normal
  09/18/2026 04 AM PDT           57.08            171         +              Normal
  09/18/2026 05 AM PDT           57.09            172         +              Normal
  09/18/2026 06 AM PDT           57.10            173         +              Normal
  09/18/2026 07 AM PDT           57.11            174         +              Normal
  09/18/2026 08 AM PDT           57.11            174         0              Normal
  09/18/2026 09 AM PDT           57.12            175         +              Normal
  09/18/2026 10 AM PDT           57.13            176         +              Normal
  09/18/2026 11 AM PDT           57.13            176         0              Normal
  09/18/2026 12 PM PDT           57.14            177         +              Normal
  09/18/2026 01 PM PDT           57.15            178         +              Normal
  09/18/2026 02 PM PDT           57.15            178         0              Normal
  09/18/2026 03 PM PDT           57.16            179         +              Normal
  09/18/2026 04 PM PDT           57.16            179         0              Normal
  09/18/2026 05 PM PDT           57.17            180         +              Normal
  09/18/2026 06 PM PDT           57.17            180         0              Normal
  09/18/2026 07 PM PDT           57.17            180         0              Normal
  09/18/2026 08 PM PDT           57.17            180         0              Normal
  09/18/2026 09 PM PDT           57.18            182         +              Normal
  09/18/2026 10 PM PDT           57.18            182         0              Normal
  09/18/2026 11 PM PDT           57.18            182         0              Normal
  09/19/2026 12 AM PDT           57.18            182         0              Normal
  09/19/2026 01 AM PDT           57.19            183         +              Normal
  09/19/2026 02 AM PDT           57.19            183         0              Normal
  09/19/2026 03 AM PDT           57.19            183         0              Normal
  09/19/2026 04 AM PDT           57.19            183         0              Normal
  09/19/2026 05 AM PDT           57.19            183         0              Normal
  09/19/2026 06 AM PDT           57.19            183         0              Normal
  09/19/2026 07 AM PDT           57.20            185         +              Normal
  09/19/2026 08 AM PDT           57.20            185         0              Normal
  09/19/2026 09 AM PDT           57.20            185         0              Normal
  09/19/2026 10 AM PDT           57.20            185         0              Normal
  09/19/2026 11 AM PDT           57.20            185         0              Normal
  09/19/2026 12 PM PDT           57.20            185         0              Normal
  09/19/2026 01 PM PDT           57.20            185         0              Normal
  09/19/2026 02 PM PDT           57.20            185         0              Normal
  09/19/2026 03 PM PDT           57.20            185         0              Normal
  09/19/2026 04 PM PDT           57.20            185         0              Normal
  09/19/2026 05 PM PDT           57.20            185         0              Normal
  09/19/2026 06 PM PDT           57.21            186         +              Normal
  09/19/2026 07 PM PDT           57.21            186         0              Normal
  09/19/2026 08 PM PDT           57.21            186         0              Normal
  09/19/2026 09 PM PDT           57.21            186         0              Normal
  09/19/2026 10 PM PDT           57.21            186         0              Normal
  09/19/2026 11 PM PDT           57.21            186         0              Normal
  09/20/2026 12 AM PDT           57.21            186         0              Normal
  09/20/2026 01 AM PDT           57.21            186         0              Normal
  09/20/2026 02 AM PDT           57.21            186         0              Normal
  09/20/2026 03 AM PDT           57.21            186         0              Normal
  09/20/2026 04 AM PDT           57.21            186         0              Normal
  09/20/2026 05 AM PDT           57.21            186         0              Normal
  09/20/2026 06 AM PDT           57.21            186         0              Normal
  09/20/2026 07 AM PDT           57.21            186         0              Normal
  09/20/2026 08 AM PDT           57.21            186         0              Normal
  09/20/2026 09 AM PDT           57.21            186         0              Normal
  09/20/2026 10 AM PDT           57.21            186         0              Normal
  09/20/2026 11 AM PDT           57.21            186         0              Normal
  09/20/2026 12 PM PDT           57.22            188         +              Normal
  09/20/2026 01 PM PDT           57.22            188         0              Normal
  09/20/2026 02 PM PDT           57.22            188         0              Normal
  09/20/2026 03 PM PDT           57.22            188         0              Normal
  09/20/2026 04 PM PDT           57.22            188         0              Normal
  09/20/2026 05 PM PDT           57.22            188         0              Normal
  09/20/2026 06 PM PDT           57.22            188         0              Normal
  09/20/2026 07 PM PDT           57.22            188         0              Normal
  09/20/2026 08 PM PDT           57.22            188         0              Normal
  09/20/2026 09 PM PDT           57.22            188         0              Normal
  09/20/2026 10 PM PDT           57.22            188         0              Normal
  09/20/2026 11 PM PDT           57.22            188         0              Normal
  09/21/2026 12 AM PDT           57.22            188         0              Normal
  09/21/2026 01 AM PDT           57.22            188         0              Normal
  09/21/2026 02 AM PDT           57.22            188         0              Normal
  09/21/2026 03 AM PDT           57.22            188         0              Normal
  09/21/2026 04 AM PDT           57.22            188         0              Normal
  09/21/2026 05 AM PDT           57.22            188         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.