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Sunrise over the Merced River as seen from Swinging Bridge in June 2023. Upper Yosemite Falls is visible on the left-hand side of the image. Demonstrated in this photo is the particularly high water level of the Merced River in 2023 as a result of the record snowpack received by the Sierra Nevada mountains.
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.
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.
Merced (/ m ɜːr ˈ s ɛ d /; Spanish for "Mercy") is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California, United States, in the San Joaquin Valley.As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 86,333, [8] up from 78,958 in 2010.
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 ...
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 ...
HAER No. CA-90, "Pohono Bridge, Spanning Merced River on Yosemite Valley Road, Yosemite Village, Mariposa County, CA", 8 photos, 1 color transparency, 8 data pages, 2 photo caption pages HAER No. CA-99, " Sugar Pine Bridge, Spanning Merced River on service road, Yosemite Village, Mariposa County, CA ", 11 photos, 1 measured drawing, 7 data ...
The Yosemite Village Historic District encompasses the primary built-up section of the Yosemite Valley as it was developed by the National Park Service for Yosemite National Park. The district includes visitor services areas, park personnel residences and administrative facilities. It is located to the north of the Merced River.