John Day River at Blue Mountain Hot Spgs near Prairie City,or

USGS Site No: 14036860 • John Day River • Grant County, OR

John Day River at Blue Mountain Hot Spgs near Prairie City,or on the John Day River is currently at 34 cfs (Very Low — 8th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 1.23 ft.

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Downstream on John Day River ↓
John Day River Near John Day, OR
34
CFS Discharge
1.23
Gage Height (ft)
Very Low
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 40 Today: 34 cfs
25th Low threshold 50
50th (Median) Normal (median) 71
75th High threshold 89
95th Very High threshold 164

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

441 220 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 32 —
May 27, 2026 34 —
May 26, 2026 34 —
May 25, 2026 33 —
May 24, 2026 33 —
May 23, 2026 33 —
May 22, 2026 34 —
May 21, 2026 34 —
May 20, 2026 36 —
May 19, 2026 38 —
May 18, 2026 38 —
May 17, 2026 40 —
May 16, 2026 42 —
May 15, 2026 47 —
Apr 20, 2026 53 —
Apr 19, 2026 54 —
Apr 18, 2026 54 —
Apr 17, 2026 54 —
Apr 16, 2026 54 —
Apr 15, 2026 56 —
Apr 14, 2026 54 —
Apr 13, 2026 53 —
Apr 12, 2026 49 —
Apr 11, 2026 45 —
Apr 10, 2026 43 —
Apr 9, 2026 42 —
Apr 8, 2026 43 —
Apr 7, 2026 43 —
Apr 6, 2026 44 —
Apr 5, 2026 45 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
14036860
State
OR
County
Grant County
Coordinates
44.3579, -118.5761
Drainage Area
40 mi²
Datum (ft)
4,200.0
HUC Code
17070201
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
173 cfs
May 11, 2025
Min discharge
23 cfs
Dec 1, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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