California DWR · CDEC

Merced River flows

Created and maintained by Greg Tritthart

Live CFS from Crocker-Huffman to Stevinson. CAD reach 18.9 mi, ~24 h lag.

Created and maintained by Greg Tritthart. Independent operations dashboard — not an official water-rights determination.

Source: California Data Exchange Center (provisional FLOW, sensor 20). CAD figures are unofficial estimates from published MBH minus MBN (18.9 mi, ~24 h). They are not a CAD diversion meter, not a measurement of water-rights use, and are not for enforcement, billing, or legal accounting. Travel time, channel storage, and gage uncertainty apply. FERC Normal/Dry floors at Shaffer are from MID’s monthly requirements sheet — Shaffer must not drop below the selected year type. Published defaults — Shaffer low alarm 95, target 125, operational 110–140 cfs; MBH expected 200 cfs; Stevinson peak-season 80–100 cfs. All adjustable except FERC.