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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) |
| Today: Partly sunny until late afternoon then clearing. Patchy fog early in the morning. Highs around 70. East winds up to 5 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon. Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph. Saturday: Mostly sunny. Widespread dense fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph. Sunday: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph. Sunday Night: Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Monday: Cloudy. Highs around 60. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Tuesday: Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs in the upper 50s. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Lows in the mid 40s. Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Wednesday Night and Thursday: Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 50s. |
| 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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