MERCED RIVER - STEVINSON (STVC1)
Latitude: 37.37º NLongitude: 120.93º WElevation: 82 Feet
Location: Merced County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: San JoaquinRiver Group: San Joaquin
Issuance Time: Jan 07 2026 at 2:16 PM PSTNext Issuance: Jan 08 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
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# Location: Merced River - Stevinson (STVC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  01/07/2026 at 02:16 PM PST
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
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# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  01/06/2026 at 03:00 AM PST
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       62.20 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        1444 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     01/11/2026 at 09:00 PM PST
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       61.41 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        1178 cfs
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# OBSERVED
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# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  01/02/2026 02 PM PST           57.30            174                        Normal
  01/02/2026 03 PM PST           57.55            211         +              Normal
  01/02/2026 04 PM PST           57.84            261         +              Normal
  01/02/2026 05 PM PST           58.16            323         +              Normal
  01/02/2026 06 PM PST           58.47            387         +              Normal
  01/02/2026 07 PM PST           58.72            443         +              Normal
  01/02/2026 08 PM PST           58.94            493         +              Normal
  01/02/2026 09 PM PST           59.11            533         +              Normal
  01/02/2026 10 PM PST           59.22            559         +              Normal
  01/02/2026 11 PM PST           59.31            581         +              Normal
  01/03/2026 12 AM PST           59.36            593         +              Normal
  01/03/2026 01 AM PST           59.38            598         +              Normal
  01/03/2026 02 AM PST           59.38            598         0              Normal
  01/03/2026 03 AM PST           59.36            593         -              Normal
  01/03/2026 04 AM PST           59.33            585         -              Normal
  01/03/2026 05 AM PST           59.29            576         -              Normal
  01/03/2026 06 AM PST           59.25            566         -              Normal
  01/03/2026 07 AM PST           59.19            552         -              Normal
  01/03/2026 08 AM PST           59.14            540         -              Normal
  01/03/2026 09 AM PST           59.08            526         -              Normal
  01/03/2026 10 AM PST           59.02            512         -              Normal
  01/03/2026 11 AM PST           58.98            502         -              Normal
  01/03/2026 12 PM PST           58.91            486         -              Normal
  01/03/2026 01 PM PST           58.86            475         -              Normal
  01/03/2026 02 PM PST           58.80            461         -              Normal
  01/03/2026 03 PM PST           58.75            449         -              Normal
  01/03/2026 04 PM PST           58.72            443         -              Normal
  01/03/2026 05 PM PST           58.68            433         -              Normal
  01/03/2026 06 PM PST           58.65            427         -              Normal
  01/03/2026 07 PM PST           58.63            422         -              Normal
  01/03/2026 08 PM PST           58.60            415         -              Normal
  01/03/2026 09 PM PST           58.59            413         -              Normal
  01/03/2026 10 PM PST           58.60            415         +              Normal
  01/03/2026 11 PM PST           58.60            415         0              Normal
  01/04/2026 12 AM PST           58.59            413         -              Normal
  01/04/2026 01 AM PST           58.57            409         -              Normal
  01/04/2026 02 AM PST           58.56            407         -              Normal
  01/04/2026 03 AM PST           58.54            402         -              Normal
  01/04/2026 04 AM PST           58.52            398         -              Normal
  01/04/2026 05 AM PST           58.52            398         0              Normal
  01/04/2026 06 AM PST           58.51            396         -              Normal
  01/04/2026 07 AM PST           58.51            396         0              Normal
  01/04/2026 08 AM PST           58.50            394         -              Normal
  01/04/2026 09 AM PST           58.49            391         -              Normal
  01/04/2026 10 AM PST           58.49            391         0              Normal
  01/04/2026 11 AM PST           58.50            394         +              Normal
  01/04/2026 12 PM PST           58.53            400         +              Normal
  01/04/2026 01 PM PST           58.55            404         +              Normal
  01/04/2026 02 PM PST           58.58            411         +              Normal
  01/04/2026 03 PM PST           58.59            413         +              Normal
  01/04/2026 04 PM PST           58.63            422         +              Normal
  01/04/2026 05 PM PST           58.68            433         +              Normal
  01/04/2026 06 PM PST           58.72            443         +              Normal
  01/04/2026 07 PM PST           58.76            452         +              Normal
  01/04/2026 08 PM PST           58.79            459         +              Normal
  01/04/2026 09 PM PST           58.83            468         +              Normal
  01/04/2026 10 PM PST           58.86            475         +              Normal
  01/04/2026 11 PM PST           58.90            484         +              Normal
  01/05/2026 12 AM PST           58.94            493         +              Normal
  01/05/2026 01 AM PST           58.98            502         +              Normal
  01/05/2026 02 AM PST           59.02            512         +              Normal
  01/05/2026 03 AM PST           59.06            521         +              Normal
  01/05/2026 04 AM PST           59.12            535         +              Normal
  01/05/2026 05 AM PST           59.18            549         +              Normal
  01/05/2026 06 AM PST           59.23            561         +              Normal
  01/05/2026 07 AM PST           59.28            573         +              Normal
  01/05/2026 08 AM PST           59.34            588         +              Normal
  01/05/2026 09 AM PST           59.40            603         +              Normal
  01/05/2026 10 AM PST           59.47            620         +              Normal
  01/05/2026 11 AM PST           59.56            643         +              Normal
  01/05/2026 12 PM PST           59.69            676         +              Normal
  01/05/2026 01 PM PST           59.83            713         +              Normal
  01/05/2026 02 PM PST           60.01            761         +              Normal
  01/05/2026 03 PM PST           60.23            822         +              Normal
  01/05/2026 04 PM PST           60.47            890         +              Normal
  01/05/2026 05 PM PST           60.73            966         +              Normal
  01/05/2026 06 PM PST           61.00           1048         +              Normal
  01/05/2026 07 PM PST           61.26           1130         +              Normal
  01/05/2026 08 PM PST           61.48           1200         +              Normal
  01/05/2026 09 PM PST           61.69           1269         +              Normal
  01/05/2026 10 PM PST           61.85           1323         +              Normal
  01/05/2026 11 PM PST           61.98           1367         +              Normal
  01/06/2026 12 AM PST           62.09           1405         +              Normal
  01/06/2026 01 AM PST           62.15           1426         +              Normal
  01/06/2026 02 AM PST           62.20           1444         +              Normal
  01/06/2026 03 AM PST           62.20           1444         0              Normal
  01/06/2026 04 AM PST           62.19           1440         -              Normal
  01/06/2026 05 AM PST           62.18           1437         -              Normal
  01/06/2026 06 AM PST           62.16           1430         -              Normal
  01/06/2026 07 AM PST           62.11           1412         -              Normal
  01/06/2026 08 AM PST           62.06           1395         -              Normal
  01/06/2026 09 AM PST           61.99           1371         -              Normal
  01/06/2026 10 AM PST           61.91           1343         -              Normal
  01/06/2026 11 AM PST           61.87           1330         -              Normal
  01/06/2026 12 PM PST           61.79           1303         -              Normal
  01/06/2026 01 PM PST           61.73           1283         -              Normal
  01/06/2026 02 PM PST           61.67           1263         -              Normal
  01/06/2026 03 PM PST           61.61           1243         -              Normal
  01/06/2026 04 PM PST           61.56           1226         -              Normal
  01/06/2026 05 PM PST           61.50           1207         -              Normal
  01/06/2026 06 PM PST           61.44           1187         -              Normal
  01/06/2026 07 PM PST           61.38           1168         -              Normal
  01/06/2026 08 PM PST           61.33           1152         -              Normal
  01/06/2026 09 PM PST           61.28           1136         -              Normal
  01/06/2026 10 PM PST           61.23           1120         -              Normal
  01/06/2026 11 PM PST           61.18           1104         -              Normal
  01/07/2026 12 AM PST           61.13           1089         -              Normal
  01/07/2026 01 AM PST           61.09           1076         -              Normal
  01/07/2026 02 AM PST           61.05           1064         -              Normal
  01/07/2026 03 AM PST           61.01           1051         -              Normal
  01/07/2026 04 AM PST           60.98           1042         -              Normal
  01/07/2026 05 AM PST           60.94           1030         -              Normal
  01/07/2026 06 AM PST           60.91           1021         -              Normal
  01/07/2026 07 AM PST           60.87           1008         -              Normal
  01/07/2026 08 AM PST           60.84            999         -              Normal
  01/07/2026 09 AM PST           60.81            990         -              Normal
  01/07/2026 10 AM PST           60.78            981         -              Normal
  01/07/2026 11 AM PST           60.76            975         -              Normal
  01/07/2026 12 PM PST           60.74            969         -              Normal
  01/07/2026 01 PM PST           60.71            960         -              Normal
  01/07/2026 02 PM PST           60.69            954         -              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  01/07/2026 03 PM PST           60.66            945                        Normal
  01/07/2026 04 PM PST           60.64            940         -              Normal
  01/07/2026 05 PM PST           60.62            934         -              Normal
  01/07/2026 06 PM PST           60.60            928         -              Normal
  01/07/2026 07 PM PST           60.58            922         -              Normal
  01/07/2026 08 PM PST           60.56            916         -              Normal
  01/07/2026 09 PM PST           60.55            913         -              Normal
  01/07/2026 10 PM PST           60.53            907         -              Normal
  01/07/2026 11 PM PST           60.51            902         -              Normal
  01/08/2026 12 AM PST           60.50            899         -              Normal
  01/08/2026 01 AM PST           60.49            896         -              Normal
  01/08/2026 02 AM PST           60.47            890         -              Normal
  01/08/2026 03 AM PST           60.46            887         -              Normal
  01/08/2026 04 AM PST           60.45            884         -              Normal
  01/08/2026 05 AM PST           60.44            881         -              Normal
  01/08/2026 06 AM PST           60.43            878         -              Normal
  01/08/2026 07 AM PST           60.42            876         -              Normal
  01/08/2026 08 AM PST           60.41            873         -              Normal
  01/08/2026 09 AM PST           60.42            876         +              Normal
  01/08/2026 10 AM PST           60.44            881         +              Normal
  01/08/2026 11 AM PST           60.46            887         +              Normal
  01/08/2026 12 PM PST           60.49            896         +              Normal
  01/08/2026 01 PM PST           60.53            907         +              Normal
  01/08/2026 02 PM PST           60.57            919         +              Normal
  01/08/2026 03 PM PST           60.61            931         +              Normal
  01/08/2026 04 PM PST           60.65            943         +              Normal
  01/08/2026 05 PM PST           60.70            957         +              Normal
  01/08/2026 06 PM PST           60.74            969         +              Normal
  01/08/2026 07 PM PST           60.78            981         +              Normal
  01/08/2026 08 PM PST           60.82            993         +              Normal
  01/08/2026 09 PM PST           60.86           1005         +              Normal
  01/08/2026 10 PM PST           60.89           1015         +              Normal
  01/08/2026 11 PM PST           60.93           1027         +              Normal
  01/09/2026 12 AM PST           60.96           1036         +              Normal
  01/09/2026 01 AM PST           60.99           1045         +              Normal
  01/09/2026 02 AM PST           61.02           1054         +              Normal
  01/09/2026 03 AM PST           61.05           1064         +              Normal
  01/09/2026 04 AM PST           61.07           1070         +              Normal
  01/09/2026 05 AM PST           61.10           1079         +              Normal
  01/09/2026 06 AM PST           61.12           1085         +              Normal
  01/09/2026 07 AM PST           61.14           1092         +              Normal
  01/09/2026 08 AM PST           61.16           1098         +              Normal
  01/09/2026 09 AM PST           61.18           1104         +              Normal
  01/09/2026 10 AM PST           61.19           1107         +              Normal
  01/09/2026 11 AM PST           61.20           1111         +              Normal
  01/09/2026 12 PM PST           61.22           1117         +              Normal
  01/09/2026 01 PM PST           61.23           1120         +              Normal
  01/09/2026 02 PM PST           61.24           1123         +              Normal
  01/09/2026 03 PM PST           61.25           1126         +              Normal
  01/09/2026 04 PM PST           61.26           1130         +              Normal
  01/09/2026 05 PM PST           61.27           1133         +              Normal
  01/09/2026 06 PM PST           61.28           1136         +              Normal
  01/09/2026 07 PM PST           61.29           1139         +              Normal
  01/09/2026 08 PM PST           61.30           1142         +              Normal
  01/09/2026 09 PM PST           61.30           1142         0              Normal
  01/09/2026 10 PM PST           61.31           1146         +              Normal
  01/09/2026 11 PM PST           61.31           1146         0              Normal
  01/10/2026 12 AM PST           61.32           1149         +              Normal
  01/10/2026 01 AM PST           61.32           1149         0              Normal
  01/10/2026 02 AM PST           61.33           1152         +              Normal
  01/10/2026 03 AM PST           61.33           1152         0              Normal
  01/10/2026 04 AM PST           61.34           1155         +              Normal
  01/10/2026 05 AM PST           61.34           1155         0              Normal
  01/10/2026 06 AM PST           61.34           1155         0              Normal
  01/10/2026 07 AM PST           61.34           1155         0              Normal
  01/10/2026 08 AM PST           61.35           1158         +              Normal
  01/10/2026 09 AM PST           61.35           1158         0              Normal
  01/10/2026 10 AM PST           61.35           1158         0              Normal
  01/10/2026 11 AM PST           61.35           1158         0              Normal
  01/10/2026 12 PM PST           61.36           1162         +              Normal
  01/10/2026 01 PM PST           61.36           1162         0              Normal
  01/10/2026 02 PM PST           61.36           1162         0              Normal
  01/10/2026 03 PM PST           61.36           1162         0              Normal
  01/10/2026 04 PM PST           61.36           1162         0              Normal
  01/10/2026 05 PM PST           61.37           1165         +              Normal
  01/10/2026 06 PM PST           61.37           1165         0              Normal
  01/10/2026 07 PM PST           61.37           1165         0              Normal
  01/10/2026 08 PM PST           61.37           1165         0              Normal
  01/10/2026 09 PM PST           61.37           1165         0              Normal
  01/10/2026 10 PM PST           61.38           1168         +              Normal
  01/10/2026 11 PM PST           61.38           1168         0              Normal
  01/11/2026 12 AM PST           61.38           1168         0              Normal
  01/11/2026 01 AM PST           61.38           1168         0              Normal
  01/11/2026 02 AM PST           61.38           1168         0              Normal
  01/11/2026 03 AM PST           61.38           1168         0              Normal
  01/11/2026 04 AM PST           61.38           1168         0              Normal
  01/11/2026 05 AM PST           61.39           1171         +              Normal
  01/11/2026 06 AM PST           61.39           1171         0              Normal
  01/11/2026 07 AM PST           61.39           1171         0              Normal
  01/11/2026 08 AM PST           61.39           1171         0              Normal
  01/11/2026 09 AM PST           61.39           1171         0              Normal
  01/11/2026 10 AM PST           61.39           1171         0              Normal
  01/11/2026 11 AM PST           61.39           1171         0              Normal
  01/11/2026 12 PM PST           61.40           1174         +              Normal
  01/11/2026 01 PM PST           61.40           1174         0              Normal
  01/11/2026 02 PM PST           61.40           1174         0              Normal
  01/11/2026 03 PM PST           61.40           1174         0              Normal
  01/11/2026 04 PM PST           61.40           1174         0              Normal
  01/11/2026 05 PM PST           61.40           1174         0              Normal
  01/11/2026 06 PM PST           61.40           1174         0              Normal
  01/11/2026 07 PM PST           61.40           1174         0              Normal
  01/11/2026 08 PM PST           61.40           1174         0              Normal
  01/11/2026 09 PM PST           61.41           1178         +              Normal
  01/11/2026 10 PM PST           61.41           1178         0              Normal
  01/11/2026 11 PM PST           61.41           1178         0              Normal
  01/12/2026 12 AM PST           61.41           1178         0              Normal
  01/12/2026 01 AM PST           61.41           1178         0              Normal
  01/12/2026 02 AM PST           61.41           1178         0              Normal
  01/12/2026 03 AM PST           61.41           1178         0              Normal
  01/12/2026 04 AM PST           61.41           1178         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.