Everything changed in 1926 when Highway 140 was built along the other side of the Merced River. The road, nicknamed “The All Weather Highway,” allowed motorists to easily drive to Yosemite at ...

Rocks are covered in thick snow as the water of the Merced River flows by in Yosemite National Park on Friday, March 3, 2023. CRAIG KOHLRUSS [email protected] ...

Rocks are covered in thick snow as the water of the Merced River flows by in Yosemite National Park on Friday, March 3, 2023. CRAIG KOHLRUSS [email protected] ...

Rocks are covered in thick snow as the water of the Merced River flows by in Yosemite National Park on Friday, March 3, 2023. CRAIG KOHLRUSS [email protected] ...

Under a shaded refuge adjacent to a still pond in the Central Valley, dozens of California State Parks officials and nonprofit leaders assembled Wednesday to laud the first state park to open in a ...

Merced County officials are closely watching the Merced River as water levels continue to go up and down as snow melts. 24/7 Live Fresno County North Valley South Valley Foothills/Sierra Welcome ...

Historic snow melt continues to threaten Yosemite with flooding 06:17. ... Three popular campgrounds in the park are currently closed with a flood warning in effect for the nearby Merced River.

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.

Here's the outlook for the Merced River and potential Yosemite National Park flooding impacts. As of Monday morning, some campgrounds in the park are closed.

Snow surveys conducted May 1 were 231% of average for the Merced River basin and 253% of average for the Tuolumne River basin. "I've been in Yosemite for 27 years and I've never seen this much ...