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Rapid CA

Proposed Max Reservoir Elevation

Merced - 5) Redbud to Briceburg (CA)

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Gauge Conditions

Merced River a Pohono Bridge near Yosemite CA Upstream Primary

Runnable: 400.0 – 8,000.0 CFS

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

CDEC Flow Data California

MERCED RIVER POH Primary

Elevation: 3,862 ft

MERCED RIVER HIB Primary

Elevation: 4,016 ft

MERCED RIVER MLK Primary

Elevation: 7,300 ft

Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)

Description

House Bill HR 869, submitted in 2011 will amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to allow filling McClure Reservoir to an elevation of 877 feet. This will extend the reservoir into the Wild section and past the FERC project boundary.