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USGS 14044000 MIDDLE FORK JOHN DAY RIVER AT RITTER, OR

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Station operated in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) with additional funding provided by the U.S. Geological Survey National Streamflow Information Program (NSIP).

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Available Parameters Available Period
  
2024-10-29  2026-07-15
1989-10-01  2026-07-15
2007-10-01  2026-07-15







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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
Most recent instantaneous value: 23.9 07-15-2026   10:45 PDT
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 15.8 07-15-2026   10:45 PDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Jul 15 based on 96 water years of record more
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Instantaneous
Value Jul 15		 Min
(1931)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(1984)
15.8 16.0 38 59 68 82 229

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 1.77 07-15-2026   10:45 PDT
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