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MERCED RIVER - YOSEMITE AT POHONO BRIDGE (POHC1)
Latitude: 37.72º NLongitude: 119.67º WElevation: 3862 Feet
Location: Mariposa County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: San JoaquinRiver Group: San Joaquin
Issuance Time: Dec 11, 2023 at 7:58 AM PST
Monitor Stage: N/A Flood Stage: 10.0 Feet
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Impacts - E19 Information
7.0 FeetRiver is closed to rafters and floatation.
9.5 FeetLower Pines and Housekeeping Camp begin flooding.
10.0 FeetMerced River at Pohono Bridge begins to flood.
11.4 FeetWater begins to overtop road curbs on Northside Drive. Swinging Bridge overtops.
12.0 FeetWater on road at Northside Drive, Southside Drive, Sentinel Crossover, and Highway 140 near Cookie Cliff.
12.5 FeetNorthside Drive at Wosky Pond, El Capitan Crossover, and Sentinel Crossover are impassible to vehicles.
23.45 FeetFlood of record - 01/02/1997. $178 Million damage to Yosemite Valley.
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ324)
Today: Mostly sunny until late afternoon then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs 53 to 61. East winds up to 5 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows 34 to 42. Northeast winds up to 5 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny. Highs 50 to 58. Northeast winds up to 5 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows 34 to 42. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 52 to 62. East winds up to 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 36 to 44.

Thursday through Friday Night: Mostly cloudy. Highs 52 to 63. Lows 38 to 47.

Saturday and Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Highs 56 to 64. Lows 37 to 45.

Sunday: Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs 54 to 62.