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BEAR CREEK - MCKEE ROAD (MEEC1)
Latitude:
37.31º N		Longitude:
120.44º W		Elevation:
187 Feet
Location: Merced County in CA
River Group: San Joaquin
Forecast Issued: May 06 2024 at 8:36 AM PDT
Next Issuance: May 07 2024 at 9:00 AM PDT

Monitor Stage:
17.0 Feet		Flood Stage:
23.0 Feet

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Historical Stage/Flow Data
Water Year
Peak Discharge (cfs)
Stage (feet)
Date
 Most Recent 5 Years
2022
580
8.01
Dec 28, 2021
2021
1,860
12.25
Jan 29, 2021
2020
2,310
13.51
Apr 6, 2020
2019
2,650
14.60
Feb 4, 2019
2018
5,610
21.72
Mar 22, 2018
 Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - November 1956 to Present) - Ranked by Flow
1956*
9,500
22.90
Dec 25, 1955
2006
7,711
24.65
Apr 4, 2006
1958
7,400
16.90
Mar 16, 1958
1965
5,640
--
Jan 7, 1965
1973
5,542
17.35
Feb 11, 1973
1962
5,380
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Feb 15, 1962
 * Possible backwater effect

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Impacts - E19 Information
16.0 FeetSouth Bike Path along Bear Creek floods downstream of G Street Bridge.
17.0 FeetStorm drains begin to back up. Street flooding occurs mainly north of Bear Creek Drive and east of M Street.
23.0 FeetBeechwood Subdivision and the trailer park along the southern end of Bear Creek Drive floods in addition to Applegate Park on the south side of Bear Creek Drive.
24.0 FeetThe water flows toward the low point of Cooper Drive; businesses begin to flood.
26.18 FeetFlood of Record - 01/10/2023. Water impacts the bottom of the M Street and G Street bridges. Water escapes its banks at E South Bear Creek Drive between Glen Avenue and Cameron Lane.
27.2 FeetThe 26.18 feet flood of record took water up to the top of the levee system at the north end of Morse Drive and Thurman Court. This levee system has since been raised to 27.2 feet.