CNRFC - Hydrology - Observed River/Reservoir Conditions

BEAR CREEK - MCKEE ROAD (MEEC1)

Latitude: 37.31º N	Longitude: 120.44º W	Elevation: 187 Feet
Location: Merced County in California		Bulletin Group: San Joaquin		River Group: San Joaquin

Action/Monitor: 17.0 Feet

Minor Flood: 23.0 Feet

Moderate Flood: 24.6 Feet

Major Flood: 25.6 Feet

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Observed Data Credit
	Raw streamflow data is provided by the US Army Corps of Engineers. View US Army Corps of Engineers Data for this station location.

Historical Stage/Flow Data
Water Year	Peak Discharge (cfs)	Stage (feet)	Date
Most Recent 5 Years
2023	7,390	26.16	Jan 10, 2023
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
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
1962	5,380	--	Feb 15, 1962
* Possible backwater effect

Location Photographs
Upstream Photo	Gage House Photo	Downstream Photo

ESRI™ Locator Map

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.

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ302)

Today: Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy fog early in the morning. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Patchy fog and frost after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph.

Martin Luther King Jr Day: Mostly sunny. Patchy dense fog and frost in the morning. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear. Widespread frost after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph in the evening becoming light.

Tuesday: Sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s.

Wednesday: Sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs in the upper 50s.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Areas of frost after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s.

Thursday: Sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs in the mid 60s.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.

Friday: Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in the lower 60s.

Friday Night and Saturday: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s.

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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