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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 14 2025 at 8:11 AM PDT
Action/
Monitor:
N/A 		Minor
Flood:
10.0 Ft		Moderate
Flood:
12.5 Ft		Major
Flood:
20.0 Ft
Please Note:Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty.
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Flood Impacts
23.45 FeetFlood of record...1/3/97. $178 million damage to Yosemite Valley.
13.6 FeetLift stations at Housekeeping Camp and Yosemite Creek flooded. Southside Drive at Chapel Meadow impassable.
12.5 FeetNorthside Drive at Wosky Pond, El Capitan crossover, and Sentinel crossover are impassable to vehicles.
12.0 FeetWater on road at Northside Drive, Southside Drive, El Capitan crossover, Sentinel crossover, and Highway 140 near Cookie Cliff.
11.4 FeetWater begins to overtop road curbs on Northside Drive. Swinging Bridge overtops.
10.0 FeetMerced River at Pohono Bridge begins to rise out of its banks. Flood Stage.
9.5 FeetLower Pines and Housekeeping Camp begin flooding.
7.0 FeetRIVER IS CLOSED TO RAFTERS AND FLOATATION DEVICES.
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ324)
Today: Mostly sunny. Highs 73 to 85. South winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 62. Southwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs 75 to 87. Southeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Clear. Lows 55 to 61. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight.

Monday: Sunny. Highs 72 to 84. South winds up to 5 mph increasing to southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night and Tuesday: Clear. Lows 52 to 60. Highs 76 to 88.

Tuesday Night and Wednesday: Clear. Lows 59 to 65. Highs 80 to 92.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 65.

juneteenth and Thursday Night: Clear. Highs 78 to 90. Lows 55 to 61.

Friday: Sunny. Highs 73 to 85.

Flood Impacts
23.45 FeetFlood of record...1/3/97. $178 million damage to Yosemite Valley.
13.6 FeetLift stations at Housekeeping Camp and Yosemite Creek flooded. Southside Drive at Chapel Meadow impassable.
12.5 FeetNorthside Drive at Wosky Pond, El Capitan crossover, and Sentinel crossover are impassable to vehicles.
12.0 FeetWater on road at Northside Drive, Southside Drive, El Capitan crossover, Sentinel crossover, and Highway 140 near Cookie Cliff.
11.4 FeetWater begins to overtop road curbs on Northside Drive. Swinging Bridge overtops.
10.0 FeetMerced River at Pohono Bridge begins to rise out of its banks. Flood Stage.
9.5 FeetLower Pines and Housekeeping Camp begin flooding.
7.0 FeetRIVER IS CLOSED TO RAFTERS AND FLOATATION DEVICES.