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| MERCED RIVER - YOSEMITE AT POHONO BRIDGE (POHC1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Latitude: 37.72º N | Longitude: 119.67º W | Elevation: 3862 Feet | ||||||||||||||||
| Location: Mariposa County in CA | ||||||||||||||||||
| River Group: San Joaquin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance Time: | Jun 05 2025 at 9:01 AM PDT |
| Please Note: | Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty. Flow data on this product are unregulated / full natural flow. |
| 2025 Water Year Accumulated Volume Plot | CSV Ensemble Files (Data in kcfs): Forecast Group | POHC1 |
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| ESRI™ Locator Map |
| Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ324) |
| Today: Sunny in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and early afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Highs 70 to 82. Southwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Tonight: Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 53 to 61. West winds up to 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight. Friday: Sunny. Highs 72 to 84. Northeast winds up to 5 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. Friday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 56 to 64. West winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight. Saturday: Sunny. Highs 76 to 88. East winds up to 5 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Saturday Night through Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 66. Highs 77 to 89. Monday: Sunny. Highs 79 to 91. Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 66. Tuesday through Wednesday: Clear. Highs 76 to 92. Lows 58 to 64. |
| Flood Impacts | |
| 23.45 Feet | Flood of record...1/3/97. $178 million damage to Yosemite Valley. |
| 13.6 Feet | Lift stations at Housekeeping Camp and Yosemite Creek flooded. Southside Drive at Chapel Meadow impassable. |
| 12.5 Feet | Northside Drive at Wosky Pond, El Capitan crossover, and Sentinel crossover are impassable to vehicles. |
| 12.0 Feet | Water on road at Northside Drive, Southside Drive, El Capitan crossover, Sentinel crossover, and Highway 140 near Cookie Cliff. |
| 11.4 Feet | Water begins to overtop road curbs on Northside Drive. Swinging Bridge overtops. |
| 10.0 Feet | Merced River at Pohono Bridge begins to rise out of its banks. Flood Stage. |
| 9.5 Feet | Lower Pines and Housekeeping Camp begin flooding. |
| 7.0 Feet | RIVER IS CLOSED TO RAFTERS AND FLOATATION DEVICES. |