USGS Streamgage 14048000
John Day River at McDonald Ferry, OR
John Day River at McDonald Ferry, OR is USGS streamgage 14048000 in Oregon, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17070204. It drains a watershed of about 7,580 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1894. Typical flow runs near 501 cfs in July and 4,974.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Oregon
- Drainage area
- 7,580 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17070204
- Coordinates
- 45.58763, -120.40949
- USGS site number
- 14048000
- Records begin
- 1894-01-01 (132 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 121 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 | 431.5 | 951.7 | 3,628.1 | |
| February | 615.8 | 1,730.7 | 5,591 | |
| March | 1,257.8 | 3,036.5 | 7,951.9 | |
| April | 2,291.3 | 4,974.3 | 10,032 | |
| May | 1,993.5 | 4,485.5 | 9,350.6 | |
| June | 766.1 | 2,187 | 5,245.7 | |
| July | 161.3 | 501 | 1,321.5 | |
| August | 34.9 | 140 | 387.8 | |
| September | 45 | 130.8 | 344 | |
| October | 163.5 | 294.1 | 522.2 | |
| November | 296.4 | 452.9 | 948.6 | |
| December | 333.8 | 631 | 2,295.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).