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JOHN DAY R RIVER

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JOHN DAY R AT BLUE MTN HOT SPGS NR PRAIRIE CITY,OR

GRANT COUNTY, OR44.3579°N, -118.5761°W Updated 8 hr ago

FLOW RATE

29cfs

GAUGE HT

1.19ft

AIR TEMP

63°F

WIND

5mph ENE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

29cfs 14.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 26–35 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

68cfs

PERIOD LOW

23cfs

RUNNABLE

55%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

1.19ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

13.1in

≈ normal

13.11 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 13.98 in).

YTD Total

13.1in

This year so far

Normal to Date

14.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

9.5–18.5in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-6%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.14" · normal 2.41" (0.9–4.0)

Jan

Feb: 2.79" · normal 1.97" (0.9–3.5)

Feb

Mar: 2.72" · normal 2.18" (1.2–3.4)

Mar

Apr: 3.89" · normal 2.30" (0.9–3.7)

Apr

May: 1.47" · normal 2.83" (0.9–4.8)

May

Jun: 1.08" · normal 1.98" (0.9–3.4)

Jun

Jul: 0.02" (so far)· normal 0.74" (0.1–2.1)

Jul

Aug: normal 0.68" (0.1–1.5)

Aug

Sep: normal 0.91" (0.1–1.8)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.62" (0.6–2.8)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.26" (1.0–3.3)

Nov

Dec: normal 2.97" (1.1–4.5)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo07:06 UTC

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Station Location

44.3579, -118.5761

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 00:00 UTC

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