Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

The Pohono gauge is on this section, so flows reported by that gauge are what you will have.    The boatable season is during the spring snowmelt into early summer.  

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
MERCED R A POHONO BRIDGE NR YOSEMITE CA
usgs-11266500 200 - 2400 cfs III-IV 00h23m 118 cfs (rc= -0.0 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
200 -2400 cfs barely runnable-high runnable III-IV Range for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow paddlers by providing a comment or report.

Report - Reports of Merced 2) El Cap Meadow to Highway 120 / 140 junction. and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
Merced [CA] Merced River, Yosemite Valley 350 cfs Thomas O'Keefe
1y211d09h48m /Merced-El Cap Meadow to Highway 120 / 140 junction. [CA] AW- Yosemite inspection trip 500 cfs Dave Steindorf
1y211d12h22m /Merced-El Cap Meadow to Highway 120 / 140 junction. [CA] AW- Yosemite inspection trip 500 cfs Paul Martzen