Yesterday Yosemite officials closed entrances into the Valley at 5:00 P.M. in preparation for the flooding.
This graph is from Friday morning at 3:00 A.M.and shows the river peaking at under 9.0 feet.
The following graph is what Yosemite National Park was preparing for as the projections had the river rising above flood stage.
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