Merced River
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The Merced River is a major Sierra Nevada waterway in California renowned for carving Yosemite Valley and providing iconic scenic, recreational, and ecological value within and beyond Yosemite National Park.
Observed surface forms (11)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cityNamedAfter |
Merced
ⓘ
surface form:
Merced, California
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageBasin | San Joaquin Valley ⓘ |
| ecosystemService |
riparian habitat
ⓘ
wildlife corridor ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Merced
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Merced, California
Mariposa County ⓘ
surface form:
Mariposa County, California
Merced County ⓘ
surface form:
Merced County, California
Sierra National Forest ⓘ Stanislaus National Forest ⓘ Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Bridalveil Creek
ⓘ
Fresno River ⓘ Illilouette Creek ⓘ Merced River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
North Fork Merced River
Merced River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
South Fork Merced River
Tenaya Creek ⓘ |
| knownFor |
carving Yosemite Valley
ⓘ
ecological value ⓘ recreational value ⓘ scenic value ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sierra Nevada
ⓘ
Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| mouth | San Joaquin River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nuestra Señora de la Merced ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System units
ⓘ
surface form:
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
|
| passesFeature |
El Capitan
ⓘ
Half Dome ⓘ Little Yosemite Valley ⓘ Nevada Fall ⓘ Vernal Fall ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | National Wild and Scenic River ⓘ |
| recreationArea |
Merced River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Merced River Recreation Management Area
|
| region |
Central Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Valley of California
|
| sourceLocation |
Sierra Nevada
ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Nevada, California
|
| sourceRegion | Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| supportsSpecies |
Sierra Nevada wildlife
ⓘ
brown trout ⓘ rainbow trout ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | San Joaquin River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
camping
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ kayaking ⓘ whitewater rafting ⓘ |
| USGSHydrologicUnit | San Joaquin River Basin ⓘ |
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
South Fork Merced River
this entity surface form:
North Fork Merced River
this entity surface form:
Merced River above Little Yosemite Valley
this entity surface form:
Merced River canyon
this entity surface form:
Merced River (in Yosemite Valley)
this entity surface form:
Merced River below Nevada Fall
this entity surface form:
Merced River watershed
this entity surface form:
Merced River watershed
this entity surface form:
Merced River drainage
this entity surface form:
Merced River watershed
this entity surface form:
Merced River corridor
this entity surface form:
Merced River system
this entity surface form:
Merced River Recreation Management Area
this entity surface form:
Merced River canyon
this entity surface form:
Merced River canyon