USGS Streamgage 14036860
John Day River at Blue Mtn Hot Springs near Prairie City, OR
John Day River at Blue Mtn Hot Springs near Prairie City, OR is USGS streamgage 14036860 in Oregon, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17070201. It drains a watershed of about 40 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1996. Typical flow runs near 34.7 cfs in July and 65.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Oregon
- Drainage area
- 40 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17070201
- Coordinates
- 44.35794, -118.57605
- USGS site number
- 14036860
- Records begin
- 1996-10-01 (30 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 30 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25 | 35 | 62 | |
| February | 25 | 36.2 | 46.7 | |
| March | 29.5 | 41.4 | 67.4 | |
| April | 40.2 | 65.4 | 109.7 | |
| May | 61.5 | 103.5 | 186.4 | |
| June | 39.2 | 67.4 | 119.9 | |
| July | 27.3 | 34.7 | 51.4 | |
| August | 24.5 | 29.5 | 39.9 | |
| September | 24.3 | 28.4 | 37.4 | |
| October | 25.1 | 32.2 | 41.4 | |
| November | 24.2 | 34.8 | 43.8 | |
| December | 25 | 35.1 | 52.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).