A photo from January 19 shows water flows from Bridalveil Fall (R) as snowfall rests on trees in Yosemite Valley, after a series of atmospheric river storms hit California, in Yosemite National Park.

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.

On March 1, Yosemite's team measured the Merced River drainage, ... A photo posted by Yosemite National Park shows snow covering the landscape after a blizzard swept through the area.

Yosemite Falls, shown here on April 13, 2023, along with the Merced River in Yosemite National ... currents of the Merced River near the top of Vernal Fall to take a photo and were swept over ...

At 2 a.m., most people in the Yosemite Valley are sleeping — unless you are a photographer chasing a full moon. A full moon in Yosemite National Park illuminates all the rock faces and turns ...

In a possible precursor to a soggy spring and summer, the Merced River, which snakes through the famed Yosemite Valley, has swelled above its flood stage. Expect more flooding as California’s… ...

The Merced River in Yosemite National Park is rising again and expected to reach flood stage early Wednesday. The National Weather Service Hanford issued a flood warning Tuesday morning.

The Merced River at Pohono Bridge may approach 12.5 feet on Friday. At this point, Northside Drive and Southside Drive would begin to flood and are closed to the public.

CRAIG KOHLRUSS Fresno Bee file photo Scott Gediman, spokesman for Yosemite, said the 60-year-old man went rafting with friends on Monday night. The group used their own rafts to float down the river.

Merced River in Yosemite National Park is expected to reach flood stage early Wednesday, May 10, the National Weather Service in Hanford, CA announced.

A provocative new hypothesis suggests that Yosemite Valley was carved by an ancient volcano and a disappearing river, both of which have long since eroded away. Geologists have long debated why ...