Middle Fork John Day River at Ritter, OR

USGS Site No: 14044000 • Middle Fork John Day River • Grant County, OR

Middle Fork John Day River at Ritter, OR on the Middle Fork John Day River is currently at 65 cfs (High — 81th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.68 ft.

Reading from

65
CFS Discharge
2.68
Gage Height (ft)
High
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 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 32
25th Low threshold 36
50th (Median) Normal (median) 43
75th High threshold 56
95th Very High threshold 88 Today: 65 cfs

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.

2k 983 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 75 —
May 27, 2026 74 —
May 26, 2026 69 —
May 25, 2026 70 —
May 24, 2026 76 —
May 23, 2026 85 —
May 22, 2026 92 —
May 21, 2026 100 —
May 20, 2026 109 —
May 19, 2026 119 —
May 18, 2026 132 —
May 17, 2026 142 —
May 16, 2026 146 —
May 15, 2026 157 —
Apr 20, 2026 456 —
Apr 19, 2026 478 —
Apr 18, 2026 523 —
Apr 17, 2026 595 —
Apr 16, 2026 680 —
Apr 15, 2026 649 —
Apr 14, 2026 806 —
Apr 13, 2026 1,070 —
Apr 12, 2026 287 —
Apr 11, 2026 259 —
Apr 10, 2026 239 —
Apr 9, 2026 235 —
Apr 8, 2026 248 —
Apr 7, 2026 259 —
Apr 6, 2026 265 —
Apr 5, 2026 273 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
14044000
State
OR
County
Grant County
Coordinates
44.8888, -119.1414
Drainage Area
515 mi²
Datum (ft)
2,544.6
HUC Code
17070203
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
1,070 cfs
Apr 13, 2026
Min discharge
14 cfs
Sep 3, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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