Merced River

The Merced River, in the central part of the U.S. state of , is a 145-mile -long tributary of the San Joaquin River flowing from the Sierra Nevada into the .
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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.

Hamlet
was a small unincorporated community of the northern in . was located at, on the southern border of Stanislaus County with , 3 miles northeast of the city of .

Hamlet
is a small unincorporated town in Stanislaus County, , United States, about 1 mile north of . is located at. is situated 3 miles west of Merced River.

Town
Photo: Mrwrite, Public domain.
is a city in , , located in the region of the greater . The city had a population of 12,351 at the 2020 census, up from 10,224 at the 2010 census. is situated 3½ miles southwest of Merced River.

Merced River

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
Geo­Names ID
5372288
Wiki­data ID
Q1470035
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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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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Merced River”. Photo: Kylir Horton, CC BY 2.0.