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MIDDLE FORK JOHN DAY

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MIDDLE FORK JOHN DAY RIVER AT RITTER, OR

GRANT COUNTY, OR44.8888°N, -119.1414°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

23.3cfs

GAUGE HT

1.91ft

WATER TEMP

17°F

AIR TEMP

66°F

WIND

2mph WNW

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

23.3cfs 71.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 21–29 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

27cfs

PERIOD LOW

23.3cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.91ft

Water Temperature

17.1°F

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

12.5in

≈ normal

12.53 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 13.83 in).

YTD Total

12.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

13.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

9.5–17.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-9%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.75" · normal 2.58" (1.0–4.2)

Jan

Feb: 2.78" · normal 2.08" (1.1–3.4)

Feb

Mar: 1.77" · normal 2.55" (1.4–4.0)

Mar

Apr: 4.53" · normal 2.51" (1.4–3.6)

Apr

May: 1.15" · normal 2.49" (1.2–3.7)

May

Jun: 0.55" · normal 1.58" (0.7–2.6)

Jun

Jul: 0.00" (so far)· normal 0.43" (0.0–0.9)

Jul

Aug: normal 0.47" (0.1–1.1)

Aug

Sep: normal 0.76" (0.1–1.4)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.81" (0.9–2.8)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.64" (1.4–4.3)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.01" (1.7–4.4)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo03:38 PM

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Station Location

44.8888, -119.1414

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