Middle Fork John Day River
River in Oregon, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 515 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
20.4
cfs · 29 min ago
Normal for today
34.0
cfs median, 97 yrs
Water temp
44
°F · 29 min ago
Gage height
1.70
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 34.0 cfs over 97 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 29.0 and 49.0 cfs. Today is below that band: lower, clearer and, in summer, warmer water than a typical October day here.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Middle Fork John Day River
Middle Fork John Day River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Grande Ronde River (108 mi), Deschutes River (120 mi), Metolius River (132 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.
| Insect | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: active | February: active | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| Golden Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: active | November: peak | December: peak |
| October Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Pale Morning Dun | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Coho | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Green Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Resident Trout | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: absent | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Salmonfly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Spring Steelhead | January: active | February: peak | March: peak | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Middle Fork John Day River
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