The NWS said on Twitter the Merced River through Yosemite "will stair-step upward through the week as snow melts during this week's heat wave." Much of the valley from Highway 120 is closed, due ...

The river that flows through fabled Yosemite Valley is expected to overflow its banks during this weekend’s storms, rising even higher than it did during the devastating flood of 1997.

A federal judge rejected a legal bid that could have undercut more than half a dozen projects meant to reshape Yosemite National Park's popular mile-wide valley, officials announced Monday.

The National Park Service is closing most of Yosemite Valley, as the Merced River is expected to reach flood levels Thursday night. The closure starts at 10 a.m. Friday, the park service said ...

Yosemite Valley got a reprieve from rain for a few hours Sunday, but not from rising waters as the Merced River continued to swell from Sierra storm runoff. The river rose to about 10 feet Sunday ...

The Merced River in Yosemite Valley has reached flood stage, the National Weather Service said. Related Articles. Map: People drowned or swept away in California rivers, spring and summer 2023 ...

yosemite national park, calif. - The National Weather Service said the Merced River in Yosemite Valley is expected to reach flood stage of 10 feet at Pohono Bridge by Tuesday morning.

The Merced River in Yosemite Valley is rising due to the melting Sierra Nevada snowpack. It is expected to peak between 12 and 13 feet — over its flood stage of 10 feet — on May 1, ...

Yosemite Valley is closing as the Merced River is forecast to exceed 10 feet at the Pohono Bridge and roads and other critical infrastructure begin flooding.