Outlook for the Merced River, possible Yosemite flooding this week
As of Monday morning, some campgrounds in the park are closed. Further closures are possible in the coming days, with water levels expected to rise.
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As of Monday morning, some campgrounds in the park are closed. Further closures are possible in the coming days, with water levels expected to rise.
The pivot from being blasted by snow and pelted by rainstorms is speeding straight to the next challenge — a powerful melt that can engorge waterways and send torrential flows down wildfire-scarred mountainsides that are just out of the driest three years on record.
The closure is set to start April 28th due to the forecast of flooding, a standing rule anytime the Merced River at Pohono Bridge is expected to exceed 10 feet.
The pivot from being blasted by snow and pelted by rainstorms is speeding straight to the next challenge — a powerful melt that can engorge waterways and send torrential flows down wildfire-scarred mountainsides that are just out of the driest three years on record.