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Merced River watershed (Interactive map) The Merced River watershed encompasses 1,726 square miles (4,470 km 2) in the central Sierra Nevada. To the north it is bordered by the watershed of the Tuolumne River, the other major river draining Yosemite National Park. On the south, the Merced watershed borders on the headwaters of the San Joaquin ...
The South Fork Merced River is the largest tributary of the Merced River.Most of the river flows within Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada of California. [1] The river is 43 miles (69 km) long, and its drainage basin covers about 240 square miles (620 km 2), of which 109 square miles (280 km 2) are in the national park.
At the top of Vernal Fall, the Merced River traverses a shelf of granite, and the hikers frequently sun themselves to dry off. The Emerald Pool is named for the color of the river here. Up the trail, Nevada Fall, a waterfall that is almost twice the height of Vernal Fall, awaits the hiker, although there is no cascade of mist over the trail at ...
The hotel and dining room are considered a crown jewel of the park, nestled among Yosemite’s massive rock walls. The property is in the midst of a $31.6 million project paid for by the Great ...
Happy Isles is a group of small isles in the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California, USA.They are located at the easternmost end of the Yosemite Valley floor. . This scenic spot is the starting point for the Mist Trail, and is also the northern trailhead for the John Muir Trai
Merced Five Star Burger on Yosemite Parkway near Marthella Avenue in Merced: A Sept. 11 inspection saw determined that the lid was open on a refrigerator holding potentially hazardous food ...
The highway continues into the park as El Portal Drive, following the Merced River to Yosemite Valley. The road intersects with Big Oak Flat Road, providing a connection to State Route 120 . El Portal Drive then splits into a one way loop road to connect the rest of the valley, heading east as Southside Drive on the south side of the river and ...
Lake Yosemite is an artificial freshwater lake located approximately 5 mi (8.0 km) east of Merced, California, in the rolling Sierra Foothills. UC Merced is situated approximately 0.5 mi (0.80 km) south of Lake Yosemite. The university is bounded by the lake on one side, and two canals (Fairfield Canal and Le Grand Canal) run through the campus.