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MERCED RIVER - STEVINSON (STVC1)
Latitude: 37.37º NLongitude: 120.93º WElevation: 82 Feet
Location: Merced County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: San JoaquinRiver Group: San Joaquin
Action/Monitor: 68.0 FeetMinor Flood: 71.0 FeetModerate Flood: 73.8 FeetMajor Flood: 75.0 Feet

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Historical Mean Daily Stage/Flow Data
Water Year
Peak Discharge (cfs)
Stage (feet)
Date
 Most Recent 5 Years
2025* 2,034 63.13 Mar 20, 2025
2024* 4,370 68.25 Mar 5, 2024
2023* 6,010 71.44 Mar 21, 2023
2022* 863 60.77 Oct 18, 2021
2021* 604 59.42 Oct 28, 2020
 Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - 1944 to Present) - Ranked by Flow
1951* 13,600 73.81 Dec 05, 1950
2017* 7,540 71.63 Feb 26, 2017
1984 7,420 70.10 Mar 14, 1984
1969* 7,190 70.00 Jan 25, 1969
1967* 6,510 69.40 Jul 04, 1967
2011* 6,400 70.51 Mar 21, 2011
 * Discharge affected by regulation or diversion
 ** Incomplete records
Location Photographs
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Flood Impacts
70.5 FeetWater is up to the maintenance building in Hagaman Park.
69.0 FeetThe playground area in Hagaman Park along Highway 165 is flooded.
65.0 FeetHagaman Park along Highway 165 begins to flood.
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.