USGS Streamgage 14044000
Middle Fork John Day River at Ritter, OR
Middle Fork John Day River at Ritter, OR is USGS streamgage 14044000 in Oregon, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17070203. It drains a watershed of about 515 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1929. Typical flow runs near 61.8 cfs in July and 658 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Oregon
- Drainage area
- 515 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17070203
- Coordinates
- 44.88876, -119.14137
- USGS site number
- 14044000
- Records begin
- 1929-10-01 (97 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 97 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 | 40.4 | 94.4 | 325.5 | |
| February | 63.2 | 168.1 | 520.6 | |
| March | 154.8 | 373.5 | 954.7 | |
| April | 304 | 658 | 1,369 | |
| May | 294.4 | 641.8 | 1,238.7 | |
| June | 106.4 | 285 | 681.9 | |
| July | 27.5 | 61.8 | 140.6 | |
| August | 12 | 27.6 | 57.6 | |
| September | 16.5 | 27.1 | 49.5 | |
| October | 26.5 | 38.3 | 64 | |
| November | 32.2 | 54.6 | 115.4 | |
| December | 30.1 | 70.1 | 245.8 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).