YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif ... in effect in Yosemite Valley since Sunday. The California-Nevada River Forecast Center said the Merced River could peak near 13 feet by Saturday morning.

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 Tuesday.

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 At ...

You can get in touch with Robyn by emailing [email protected] Photographs have captured Yosemite National Park in California as ... in recent weeks as the Merced River, which runs through ...

Water levels in the Merced River, which flows through the park, have been on the rise as warmer temperatures start to melt the huge influx of snow that California, previously in a drought ...

The runoff caused the Merced River and creeks to overflow, taking out bridges and roads, destroying half of the accommodations in Yosemite National Park and half of the campgrounds. 2,100 visitors ...

For decades, geologists have hypothesized that Yosemite Valley was shaped by a combination of natural forces, including tectonic uplift, water erosion, and glaciation. However, a ...

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. >> Three popular campgrounds at California’s Yosemite National ... hot weather and abundant snow means the Merced River may remain above flood stage for some ...

Large parts of Yosemite National Park are slated to close, starting Friday, April 28, as the park braces for “increasing” risk for flooding. Closures like this happen when the Merced River at ...

Clouds graze the top of El Capitan, left, as Bridalveil Fall, right, flows down into Yosemite Valley and the Merced River in March ... A key road to Yosemite National Park will be closed well ...