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North Fork John Day River

River in Oregon, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 2,520 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

62.8

cfs · 26 min ago

Normal for today

123

cfs median, 98 yrs

Water temp

—

not measured here

Gage height

2.28

ft

Below normal for the date51% of medianUSGS gauge 14046000
Thirty-day mean discharge · 57.5–84.1 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 123 cfs over 98 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 90.0 and 167 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 North Fork John Day River

North Fork John Day River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Deschutes River (89 mi), Metolius River (102 mi), Klickitat River (108 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for North Fork John Day River
InsectJFMAMJJASOND
Blue-Winged OliveJanuary: activeFebruary: activeMarch: peakApril: peakMay: activeJune: absentJuly: absentAugust: absentSeptember: activeOctober: peakNovember: peakDecember: active
CaddisJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: activeApril: peakMay: peakJune: peakJuly: peakAugust: peakSeptember: peakOctober: activeNovember: absentDecember: absent
Golden StoneflyJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: absentApril: absentMay: peakJune: peakJuly: peakAugust: peakSeptember: activeOctober: absentNovember: absentDecember: absent
MidgeJanuary: peakFebruary: peakMarch: peakApril: peakMay: activeJune: absentJuly: absentAugust: absentSeptember: absentOctober: activeNovember: peakDecember: peak
October CaddisJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: absentApril: absentMay: absentJune: absentJuly: absentAugust: absentSeptember: activeOctober: peakNovember: activeDecember: absent
Pale Morning DunJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: absentApril: absentMay: activeJune: peakJuly: peakAugust: peakSeptember: activeOctober: activeNovember: absentDecember: absent
Green DrakeJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: absentApril: absentMay: activeJune: peakJuly: activeAugust: absentSeptember: activeOctober: activeNovember: absentDecember: absent
March BrownJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: activeApril: peakMay: activeJune: absentJuly: absentAugust: absentSeptember: absentOctober: absentNovember: absentDecember: absent
SalmonflyJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: absentApril: activeMay: peakJune: peakJuly: activeAugust: absentSeptember: absentOctober: absentNovember: absentDecember: absent
TricoJanuary: absentFebruary: absentMarch: absentApril: absentMay: absentJune: absentJuly: activeAugust: peakSeptember: peakOctober: activeNovember: absentDecember: absent
PeakActiveAbsent

Reports

From anglers on North Fork John Day River

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