Merced River at Happy Isles Bridge near Yosemite CA

USGS Site No: 11264500Merced River • Mariposa County, CA

Merced River at Happy Isles Bridge near Yosemite CA on the Merced River is currently at 482 cfs (Low — 18th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.32 ft.

Reading from

482
CFS Discharge
3.32
Gage Height (ft)
Low
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 343
25th Low threshold 590 Today: 482 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 1,100
75th High threshold 1,970
95th Very High threshold 2,750

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

3.5k 1.8k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 580
May 27, 2026 662
May 26, 2026 812
May 25, 2026 786
May 24, 2026 839
May 23, 2026 800
May 22, 2026 791
May 21, 2026 671
May 20, 2026 622
May 19, 2026 659
May 18, 2026 802
May 17, 2026 1,040
May 16, 2026 1,220
May 15, 2026 1,380
Apr 20, 2026 601
Apr 19, 2026 642
Apr 18, 2026 621
Apr 17, 2026 616
Apr 16, 2026 656
Apr 15, 2026 647
Apr 14, 2026 613
Apr 13, 2026 636
Apr 12, 2026 655
Apr 11, 2026 717
Apr 10, 2026 766
Apr 9, 2026 787
Apr 8, 2026 742
Apr 7, 2026 684
Apr 6, 2026 625
Apr 5, 2026 596

Station Information

USGS Site No
11264500
State
CA
Coordinates
37.7313, -119.5590
Drainage Area
181 mi²
Datum (ft)
4,020.5
HUC Code
18040008
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Flood Stage
7.5 ft
Moderate Flood
10.0 ft
Major Flood
13.3 ft

Currently 4.18 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
2,100 cfs
May 11, 2025
Min discharge
12 cfs
Aug 22, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.