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

00h46m

1090 cfs (rc= -0.0 )

Range	Water Level	Difficulty	Comment
1200 -6000 cfs	barely runnable-high runnable	II-III

Report - Reports of John Day 3. 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
3y264d05h16m	John Day [OR]	Cottonwood Take-out	7100 cfs	Thomas O'Keefe
3y265d05h16m	John Day [OR]	John Day scenic view	7800 cfs	Thomas O'Keefe
3y266d05h16m	John Day [OR]	John Day rafting	8200 cfs	Thomas O'Keefe
3y267d05h16m	John Day [OR]	Upper Clarno	8000 cfs	Thomas O'Keefe