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Gauge Conditions

Merced River a Pohono Bridge near Yosemite CA Upstream Primary

Runnable: 400.0 – 8,000.0 CFS

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

CDEC Flow Data California

MERCED RIVER POH Primary

Elevation: 3,862 ft

MERCED RIVER HIB Primary

Elevation: 4,016 ft

MERCED RIVER MLK Primary

Elevation: 7,300 ft

Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)

Description

Briceburg is where highway 140 comes down to the river from Mariposa. There is a river access area with a toilet. An old stone building is now a museum run by the BLM. A gravel road follows the river downstream for several miles to a number of campgrounds along the river.