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| Latitude: 37.31º N | Longitude: 120.44º W | Elevation: 187 Feet | |
| Location: Merced County in California | River Group: San Joaquin | ||
| Monitor Stage: 17.0 Feet | Flood Stage: 23.0 Feet |
Historical Stage/Flow Data |
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Note: Water Year 2025 is currently showing peak daily mean values. These will be updated to instantaneous peaks in the coming months. |
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Water Year
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Peak Discharge (cfs)
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Stage (feet)
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Date
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| Most Recent 5 Years | |||
| 2025 | 2,571 | 15.04 | Feb 15, 2025 |
| 2024 | 2,390 | 14.80 | Feb 8, 2024 |
| 2023 | 7,513 | 26.16 | Jan 10, 2023 |
| 2022 | 580 | 8.01 | Dec 28, 2021 |
| 2021 | 1,860 | 12.25 | Jan 29, 2021 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | 7,390 | 26.16 | Jan 10, 2023 |
| 1965 | 5,640 | -- | Jan 7, 1965 |
| 1973 | 5,542 | 17.35 | Feb 11, 1973 |
| * Possible backwater effect | |||
| Location Photographs | ||
| ESRI™ Locator Map |
| Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ302) |
| Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph. Saturday: Sunny. Highs around 60. Southeast winds up to 15 mph. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds up to 10 mph. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40. Northeast winds up to 5 mph. Monday: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Monday Night: Warmer, cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Tuesday and Tuesday Night: Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs in the lower 60s. Lows in the lower 50s. Wednesday: Cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny. A 40 percent chance of rain. Highs in the mid 60s. Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain in the evening. Lows around 50. Chance of rain 30 percent. Thursday: Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. Friday: Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. |
| Flood Impacts | |
| 27.2 Feet | On 1/10/23, the 26.18 foot 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. |
| 26.18 Feet | 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.Flood of Record - 1/10/2023 |
| 24.65 Feet | 2nd highest crest from 4/4/2006. |
| 24.0 Feet | At 24 feet, the water flows towards the low point of Cooper Drive, businesses begin to flood. |
| 23.0 Feet | The beechwood 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. |
| 17.0 Feet | Storm drains begin to back up. Street flooding occurs primarily north of Bear Creek Drive and east of M Street. |
| 16.0 Feet | South bike path along Bear Creek floods downstream of the G Street bridge. |
| Product Disclaimer |
This river graphic is not intended to serve as a substitute for official flood watches, warnings, advisories, or statements issued by the NWS San Joaquin Valley-Hanford Weather Forecast Office. Observations are preliminary and subject to change. River levels identified as "forecast" should be consistent with those contained in official NWS products. River levels identified as "guidance" have significant uncertainty due to future weather or reservoir regulation and are provided for planning purposes only. |
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