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| 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 |
| Observed Data Credit | |
 | Raw streamflow data is provided by the US Army Corps of Engineers. |
Historical Mean Daily Stage/Flow Data |
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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 | 7,390 | 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 |
| 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: Mostly cloudy until late afternoon then clearing. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 50s. Light winds becoming northwest up to 5 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph in the evening becoming light. Friday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the mid 50s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph. Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Light winds. Saturday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Light winds becoming northwest up to 5 mph in the afternoon. Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Sunday: Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Monday: Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Monday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Tuesday through Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Lows in the lower 40s. |
| 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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