MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- Growers in the North Valley are bracing low water allocations this year. The Merced Irrigation District says due to the dry season, its board may have to make some ...

The Merced Irrigation District recently announced completion of a $6 million project to rehabilitate the main canal for the district’s expansive water delivery system. The main canal begins ...

Merced County, CA agricultural growers will be limited this season due to drought-caused allocation limits set by the local irrigation district.

Last year, the district charged $23.25 per acre-foot. An acre-foot is the amount of water it would take to cover an acre of land 1 foot deep, or about 325,900 gallons.

Merced Irrigation District owns and operates Lake McClure on the Merced River, and delivers supplies to about 2,200 growers farming on approximately 132,000 acres in eastern Merced County. Andrew ...

The Merced Irrigation District Board of Directors has adopted a $167 million budget for the 2024 fiscal year. They also established a water rate of $50 per acre-foot for this year’s irrigation ...

A new weather station has been installed in Yosemite National Park within the foot print of the Vogelsand High Sierra Camp. Submitted by Merced Irrigation District Merced Irrigation District A new ...