Merced River Restoration Study - Documents

River Restoration

• Overview of Merced River Restoration
• Restoration Projects - Riverbanks
• Restoration Projects - Meadows and Wetlands
• Merced River Restoration Study
• Study - Technical Findings
• Study - Documents

The following documents include agreements, planning documents, research papers, and studies:

• Madej et al. 1991. Analysis of Bank Erosion on the Merced River, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park.(1991)

• Cardno-Entrix, 2012. Merced River and Riparian Vegetation Assessment (2012)

• USGS, 2013. Hydraulic and Geomorphic Assessment of the Merecd River and Historic Bridges in Eastern Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California (2013)

• University of California, Santa Barbara Merced River Restoration 5-year Task Agreement [42 kb PDF] (2015)

• Restoration of the Merced River - Phase 2 Report [2.4 MB PDF] (2018)

• Restoration Strategy for the Merced River [2.6 MB PDF] (2019)

• Basis of Design, Final Report - Phase 3 [6.2 MB PDF] (2020)