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| Latitude: 37.35º N | Longitude: 120.98º W | Elevation: 90 Feet | |||
| Location: Merced County in California | Bulletin Group: San Joaquin | River Group: San Joaquin | |||
| Action/Monitor: 63.0 Feet | Minor Flood: 69.4 Feet | Moderate Flood: 70.7 Feet | Major Flood: 71.7 Feet |
| Observed Data Credit | |
 | Raw streamflow data is provided by the US Geological Survey (USGS). |
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* | 4,630 | 58.49 | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 2024* | 5,330 | 59.44 | Mar 6, 2024 |
| 2023* | 19,800 | 65.93 | Mar 17, 2023 |
| 2022* | 1,260 | 51.74 | Dec 30, 2021 |
| 2021* | 1,760 | 53.26 | Feb 1, 2021 |
| Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Apr 1912 to Present) - Ranked by Flow | |||
| 1997* | 36,200 | 66.14 | Jan 28, 1997 |
| 1938* | 33,000 | 18.50 | Mar 07, 1938 |
| 1983* | 30,700 | 65.78 | Mar 04, 1983 |
| 1969* | 28,000 | 65.90 | Feb 26, 1969 |
| 2006* | 24,600 | 66.26 | Apr 09, 2006 |
| 1980* | 23,500 | 65.26 | Feb 25, 1980 |
| * Discharge affected by regulation or diversion | |||
| Location Photographs | ||
| ESRI™ Locator Map |
| Flood Impacts | |
| 71.7 Feet | Top of levee rb |
| 70.4 Feet | Danger stage. |
| 70.0 Feet | Flood water reaches the top of the levee that surrounds the Newman waste water treatment plant. |
| 69.4 Feet | Project flood stage. |
| 66.26 Feet | Peak stage of record. 4/9/2006 |
| 66.14 Feet | 1/28/1997 |
| 65.0 Feet | The fisherman's bend trailer park north of hills ferry road begins to flood. |
| 64.0 Feet | The Wastewater Treatment Plant begins taking on river water and flood pumping begins. |
| 63.6 Feet | Sand slough will flow. |
| 63.0 Feet | Monitor stage. Levee patrols required. |
| 62.0 Feet | Water seepage begins outside the levee along the river, near the newman waste water treatment plant. |
| 55.0 Feet | The city of Newman Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) begins to flood at the lowest point. Newman Police Department shooting range a the WWTP is also affected. |
| Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ302) |
| Today: Partly sunny. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the morning. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds up to 5 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Tonight: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph. Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph. Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs in the mid 50s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph shifting to the northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Thursday Night and Friday: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Friday Night through Monday: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 60. |
| 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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