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Gauge Conditions

Merced River a Pohono Bridge near Yosemite CA Upstream Primary

Runnable: 250.0 – 2,500.0 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

The highway 140 bridge provides an access point and a transition to slightly easier rapids. The rapids start off immediately, are big, and with little space in between them.