Merced River
The Merced River is a 145-mile -long tributary of the San Joaquin River in central California, United States. It flows from the Sierra Nevada into the San Joaquin Valley and is best known for its steep course through the southern part of Yosemite National Park, where it is the primary watercourse in Yosemite Valley.
- Type: Stream
- Description: 145-mile (233 km)-long tributary of the San Joaquin River in central California
- Also known as: “Aux-um-ne”, “Aux-um-nes”, “Auxumne River”, “El Rio De Nuestra Senora de la Merced”, “Merced (rivier)”, “Noto River”, “reka Merced”, “Rio de la Auxumnes”, “Rio de la Merced”, “Rio de las Mercedes”, “Rio De Nuestra Senora De La Merced *”, “River of Our Lady of Mercy”, “Wa-kal-la”, “Wa-kal-la *”, “Река Мърсед”, “نهر ميرسد”, “麥斯德河”, and “默塞德河”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hills Ferry and Timba.
Timba
Hamlet
Timba is a small unincorporated town in Stanislaus… Timba is situated 3 miles west of Merced River.
Newman
Town
Photo: Mrwrite, Public domain.Merced River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Merced County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.3491° or 37° 20′ 57″ north
Longitude
-120.97548° or 120° 58′ 32″ west
Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)
Open location code
849X82XF+JR
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Merced River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر ميرسيد”
- Asturian: “Ríu Merced”
- Belarusian: “Мерсед”
- Belarusian: “Мэрсэд”
- Bulgarian: “Мърсед”
- Catalan: “Merced”
- Cebuano: “Merced River”
- Chinese: “美熹德河”
- Chuvash: “Мерсед”
- Czech: “Merced”
- Dutch: “Merced River”
- Dutch: “Merced”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ميرسيد”
- Finnish: “Merced”
- Finnish: “Mercedjoki”
- French: “Merced”
- German: “Merced River”
- Hebrew: “נהר מרסד”
- Irish: “Abhainn Merced”
- Japanese: “マーセド川”
- Korean: “머세드강”
- Malayalam: “മെർസ്ഡ് നദി”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Merced River”
- Persian: “رود مرسدس”
- Polish: “Merced”
- Portuguese: “Rio Merced”
- Romanian: “Râul Merced”
- Russian: “Мерсед”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Merced”
- Slovenian: “Merced”
- Spanish: “Río Merced”
- Swedish: “Mercedfloden”
- Ukrainian: “Мерсед”
- Venetian: “Merced”
- Vietnamese: “sông Merced”
- Welsh: “Afon Merced”
- Western Panjabi: “مرسڈ دریا”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Stomar and Crows Landing.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: George J. Hatfield State Recreation Area and Shag Slough.
Merced County: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Merced and Los Banos.
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