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Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

The following are recommended minimum flow levels:

  • Drift boats- 800cfs
  • Inflatable rafts- 500cfs
  • Canoes- 300cfs
  • Inflatable kayaks- 200cfs

(Clarno Rapid (III-IV) can be unrunable at low water; scout left, portage on either side, line right. Canoeists floating at levels above 2,500 cfs should have whitewater experience and carry floatation bags.)

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
JOHN DAY RIVER AT SERVICE CREEK, OR
usgs-14046500 1200 - 6000 cfs II-III 00h50m 252 cfs (rc= -0.2 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
1200 -6000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable II-III

Report - Reports of John Day 2. Clarno to Cottonwood and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
1y193d22h19m John Day [OR] Cottonwood Take-out 7100 cfs Thomas O'Keefe
1y194d22h19m John Day [OR] John Day scenic view 7800 cfs Thomas O'Keefe
1y195d22h19m John Day [OR] John Day rafting 8200 cfs Thomas O'Keefe
1y196d22h19m John Day [OR] Upper Clarno 8000 cfs Thomas O'Keefe