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Waterbody profile

Official Water Board record · 2026 cycle

Merced River, Lower (McSwain Reservoir to San Joaquin River)

Waterbody ID (WBID)
CAR5357000019980817154245
County / counties
Merced, Stanislaus
Regional Water Board
Regional Board 5 - Central Valley Region
Waterbody type
River & Stream
Condition category
Category 5 — 303(d) listed, TMDL required
Integrated Report cycle
2026

303(d) listings (6)

Each row is one official listing decision from Appendix A of the Final 2026 California Integrated Report. Source terminology is preserved as published.

Pollutant / stressorDecision IDFinal listing decisionDecision statusTMDL requirement statusTMDL projectTMDL priority
BifenthrinPesticides158891List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A — TMDL still required—Low
Cyhalothrin, LambdaPesticides158897List on 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A — TMDL still required—Low
MercuryMetals165420Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A — TMDL still required—Low
Oxygen, DissolvedNutrients158882Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A — TMDL still required—Low
Temperature, waterOther Cause158886Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A — TMDL still required—Low
ToxicityTotal Toxics158887Do Not Delist from 303(d) list (TMDL required list)Revised5A — TMDL still required—Low

Source & provenance

Agency
California State Water Resources Control Board
Report
Final 2026 California Integrated Report
Dataset
Appendix A — 2026 303(d) List of Impaired Waters
Imported
Sep 16, 2026, 10:57 PM UTC
Waterbody ID
CAR5357000019980817154245
CALWNUM
53550000
Geometry
Official Water Board GIS (CA_WATERBOARDS_GIS_FINAL_2026)

Location

Official 2026 Water Board geometry. Demonstration facility markers are shown for context only.

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Watershed
—
Assessed size
55.37 Miles

Derived facility associations

Industrial stormwater facilities geographically associated with this waterbody. These are derived spatial associations, not Water Board findings.

Derived
CMI Merced SG HMA

Merced · Notice of Non-Applicability · 0.22 km away

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Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Santa Fe Aggregates Inc Snelling Plant

Snelling · Notice of Intent · 0.60 km away

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Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Santa Fe Aggregates-Winton

Winton · Notice of Non-Applicability · 0.55 km away

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Derived by California Stormwater Intelligence

Facility records are official Industrial General Permit registrations, but the association between a facility and this waterbody is derived geographically (proximity or shared HUC12 subwatershed) and is not a Water Board receiving-water determination. Where a permit carries a Water Board-stated TMDL requirement naming this water, it is listed separately above.