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JOHN DAY RIVER

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JOHN DAY RIVER AT MCDONALD FERRY, OR

SHERMAN COUNTY, OR45.5876°N, -120.4095°W Updated 2 hr ago

FLOW RATE

91cfs

GAUGE HT

1.87ft

WATER TEMP

81°F

AIR TEMP

86°F

WIND

10mph NW

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

91cfs 16.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 420–568 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

7,192cfs

PERIOD LOW

83cfs

RUNNABLE

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

1.87ft

Water Temperature

80.8°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

64°

MON

98°

63°

TUE

99°

68°

WED

100°

72°

THU

91°

66°

FRI

90°

60°

SAT

96°

63°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

65°

mild

65°

64°

63°

68°

75°

79°

83°

86°

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95°

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81°

80°

77°

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72°

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81°

86°

89°

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95°

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76°

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70°

73°

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80°

84°

87°

90°

91°

86°

83°

79°

77°

75°

73°

71°

69°

66°

64°

62°

60°

62°

65°

69°

73°

77°

81°

85°

87°

89°

90°

88°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph WSW

G 6 mph

WSW

WNW

SSE

G12

WNW

G10

NNW

G14

NNW

G15

G13

G17

G20

G22

G25

WNW

G23

WNW

G21

WNW

G18

WNW

G15

WNW

G11

WNW

WSW

G11

WSW

G13

WNW

G12

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G19

G20

G22

G17

WSW

G19

WSW

G22

G13

WSW

WNW

G12

SSW

G22

NNW

G10

NNW

WSW

G11

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G10

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G13

WSW

G15

WSW

G16

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G16

G15

G14

WSW

G19

G24

G30

WNW

G31

G33

G31

G28

G27

G26

WSW

G23

WSW

G20

G16

G18

PRECIP

chance %

11%

10%

39%

21%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

61%

12%

100%

95%

100%

49%

41%

100%

75%

50%

100%

83%

100%

95%

100%

96%

100%

70%

100%

62%

100%

12%

59%

42%

10%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1001

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:24 AM

SUNSET

08:49 PM

15H 25M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

New Moon

3% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

45.5876, -120.4095

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-13 00:00 UTC

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