South Fork John Day River Explained

South Fork John Day River
Name Etymology:John Day, fur trapper
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Oregon
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the South Fork John Day River in Oregon
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Oregon
Subdivision Type4:Counties
Subdivision Name4:Harney and Grant
Length:60miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Dayville, Oregon, near mouth[2]
Discharge1 Avg:179cuft/s[3]
Source1 Location:near Alsup Mountain, Malheur National Forest, Harney County, Oregon
Source1 Coordinates:43.9192°N -119.3214°W
Source1 Elevation:5396feet[4]
Mouth:John Day River
Mouth Location:Dayville, Grant County, Oregon
Mouth Coordinates:44.4739°N -119.5361°W
Mouth Elevation:2326feet[5]
Basin Size:606sqmi[6]

The South Fork John Day River is a 60miles tributary of the John Day River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It begins in the Malheur National Forest in Harney County about 25miles north-northwest of Burns and flows generally north to Dayville, where it meets the main stem of the John Day River. Along the way, the stream passes through the abandoned town of Izee. The Black Canyon Wilderness in the Ochoco National Forest lies within the river's drainage basin.[7]

A total of 47miles of the river, from the Malheur National Forest boundary to Smoky Creek, are classified "recreational" in the National Wild and Scenic River (NWSR) system and offer opportunities for hiking, swimming, camping, hunting, and fishing.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bull Trout Recovery Plan: Columbia River/Klamath (2002), Chapter 9: John Day River. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. PDF. iv - 3. August 12, 2010.
  2. Web site: USGS 14039500 South Fork John Day Near Dayville, OR. United States Geological Survey . 2008 . September 4, 2008 . Average discharge rate was calculated by adding average annual discharge rates for the four calendar years, 1952–55, for which data was available from the USGS and dividing by 4.
  3. Web site: USGS 14039500 South Fork John Day Near Dayville, OR. United States Geological Survey . 2008 . September 4, 2008 . Average discharge rate was calculated by adding average annual discharge rates for the four calendar years, 1952–55, for which data was available from the USGS and dividing by 4.
  4. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  5. Web site: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey (USGS) . November 28, 1980 . [{{gnis3|1149981}} South Fork John Day River ]. September 3, 2008.
  6. Book: Palmer, Tim. Field Guide to Oregon Rivers. Oregon State University Press. Corvallis. 2014. 248–49. 978-0-87071-627-0.
  7. DeLorme Mapping . Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer . 1991 . 71, 77.
  8. Web site: South Fork John Day River . U.S. National Wild and Scenic Rivers System . 2007 . September 4, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100610085835/http://www.rivers.gov/wsr-john-day-south.html . June 10, 2010 .

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