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USGS 14048000 JOHN DAY RIVER AT MCDONALD FERRY, OR

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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Station funded by U.S. Geological Survey National Streamflow Information Program (NSIP).

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Available Parameters Available Period
  
2025-07-17  2026-10-15
1988-10-01  2026-10-15
2007-10-01  2026-10-15







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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
Most recent instantaneous value: 12.8 10-15-2026   05:45 PDT
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 180 10-15-2026   05:45 PDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Oct 15 based on 120 water years of record more
Min
(1937)		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Oct 15		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(1963)
54.0 180 232 299 331 393 1220

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 2.10 10-15-2026   05:45 PDT
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