Rivers in California

Merced River at Stevinson

Merced County, CaliforniaNWS STVC1USGS 11272500Hanford office

Below flood stage
56.73ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 8:00 AM PDT

Flood stage
71.00 ft
Forecast crest
56.81 ftFri, Sep 25, 5:00 PM PDT
Record crest
73.81 ft1950

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood75.00 ft
Moderate flood73.80 ft
Minor flood71.00 ft
Action68.00 ft
  1. 70.50 ftWater is up to the maintenance building in Hagaman Park.
  2. 69.00 ftThe playground area in Hagaman Park along Highway 165 is flooded.
  3. 65.00 ftHagaman Park along Highway 165 begins to flood.

Crest history

33 crests on NOAA’s list since 1950.

#DateStage
1December 5, 195073.81 ft
2March 21, 202371.44 ft
3March 21, 201170.51 ft
4February 8, 199870.20 ft
5March 14, 198470.10 ft
6January 25, 196970.00 ft
7July 4, 196769.40 ft
8April 16, 200669.07 ft
9March 7, 198068.70 ft
10April 18, 198268.50 ft
11January 27, 198368.20 ft
12December 4, 196567.70 ft
13March 15, 198667.65 ft
14January 17, 202367.37 ft
15March 6, 200067.35 ft
16February 12, 197367.30 ft
17January 1, 198467.20 ft
18June 17, 197566.80 ft
19March 2, 197966.60 ft
20June 11, 197465.40 ft
21April 29, 197864.50 ft
22October 16, 197561.60 ft
23September 22, 197261.50 ft
24January 5, 198561.40 ft
25February 10, 196861.40 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 21, 2023: 71.44 ft
  • January 17, 2023: 67.37 ft
  • March 21, 2011: 70.51 ft
  • April 16, 2006: 69.07 ft
  • March 6, 2000: 67.35 ft
  • February 8, 1998: 70.20 ft
  • February 16, 1993: 60.71 ft
  • February 19, 1990: 58.10 ft
  • March 4, 1989: 59.10 ft
  • November 19, 1988: 57.90 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the California Nevada River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.