| Flood Impacts |
| 23.5 | FLOOD OF RECORD...1/2/97. $178 MILLION DAMAGE TO YOSEMITE VALLEY. |
| 11.5 | SEWAGE PUMPING RELAY STATION AT NORTH PINES CAMPGROUND BECOMES FLOODED. |
| 10.5 | WATER TOPS THE SWINGING BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM FROM CHAPEL MEADOW. OVERFLOW FROM WOSKI POND FLOODS ACCESS ROAD
(NORTHSIDE DRIVE) LEADING OUT OF THE WEST ENTRANCE OF THE PARK. |
| 10.0 | WESTERN PORTION OF NORTH PINES CAMPGROUND...LOCATED AT THE EAST END OF YOSEMITE VALLEY BETWEEN THE CONFLUENCE OF THE MERCED RIVER AND TENAYA CREEK...BEGINS TO FLOOD. WATER RISES TO THE BASE OF THE SWINGING BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM FROM CHAPEL MEADOW. |
| 9.5 | PORTION OF LOWER PINES CAMPGROUND BECOMES FLOODED. LIMITED SITE-SPECIFIC EVACUATIONS BEGIN AT HOUSEKEEPING CAMP LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTH-FACING BANK OF THE MERCED RIVER. (UPSTREAM FROM SENTINEL BRIDGE AND DOWNSTREAM FROM STONEMAN BRIDGE) |
| 9.0 | CHAPEL MEADOW (SOUTH SIDE OF RIVER) AND COOKS MEADOW (NORTH SIDE OF RIVER) BEGINS TO EXPERIENCE OVERFLOW. |
| 6.5 | RIVER IS CLOSED TO RAFTERS AND FLOTATION. |
