USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
14043840 MIDDLE FORK JOHN DAY RIVER ABOVE CAMP CREEK, NEAR GALENA, OR
LOCATION - Lat 44°41'33.45", long 118°47'39.51" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Grant County, OR, Hydrologic Unit 17070203, and on left bank.
DRAINAGE AREA - 256 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - The water year 2023 annual maximum gage height was revised on Apr. 3, 2024.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2011 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 3,455 ft above NAVD of 1988, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 1,900 ft³/s Apr. 9, 2019, gage height, 8.04 ft; minimum discharge, 4.75 ft³/s estimated, Dec. 24-27, 2017.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2016 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Temperature probe and data logger.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 28.2°C June 29, 2021; minimum, -0.1°C on many days.