Merced River
The Merced River, in the central part of the U.S. state of California, is a 145-mile -long tributary of the San Joaquin River flowing from the Sierra Nevada into the San Joaquin Valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- 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”, “Noto River”, “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”, and “Wa-kal-la *”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hills Ferry and Timba.
Hills Ferry
Hamlet
Hills Ferry was a small unincorporated community of the northern San Joaquin Valley in Stanislaus County, California. Hills Ferry was located at, on the southern border of Stanislaus County with Merced County, 3 miles northeast of the city of Newman.
Timba
Hamlet
Timba is a small unincorporated town in Stanislaus County, California, United States, about 1 mile north of Newman. Timba is located at. Timba is situated 3 miles west of Merced River.
Newman
Town
Photo: Mrwrite, Public domain.
Newman is a city in Stanislaus County, California, located in the San Joaquin Valley region of the greater Central Valley. The city had a population of 12,351 at the 2020 census, up from 10,224 at the 2010 census. Newman is situated 3½ miles southwest of Merced River.
Merced River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Merced County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Merced River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر ميرسد”
- Arabic: “نهر ميرسيد”
- Asturian: “Ríu Merced”
- Belarusian: “Мерсед”
- Belarusian: “Рака Мерсед”
- Bulgarian: “Мърсед”
- Bulgarian: “Река Мърсед”
- Catalan: “Merced”
- Cebuano: “Merced River”
- Chinese: “美熹德河”
- Chinese: “麥斯德河”
- Chinese: “默塞德河”
- Chuvash: “Мерсед”
- Czech: “Merced River”
- Czech: “Merced”
- Dutch: “Merced (rivier)”
- Dutch: “Merced River”
- Dutch: “Merced”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ميرسيد”
- Finnish: “Merced”
- Finnish: “Mercedjoki”
- French: “Merced River”
- 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: “Merced River”
- Romanian: “Râul Merced”
- Russian: “Мерсед”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Merced”
- Slovenian: “Merced River”
- Slovenian: “Merced”
- Slovenian: “reka Merced”
- Spanish: “Rio Merced”
- Spanish: “Río Merced”
- Swedish: “Mercedfloden”
- Ukrainian: “Мерсед”
- Venetian: “Merced”
- Welsh: “Afon Merced”
- Western Panjabi: “مرسڈ دریا”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Stomar and Crows Landing.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include George J. Hatfield State Recreation Area and Shag Slough.
Merced County: Must-Visit Destinations
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