JOHN DAY RIVER AT MCDONALD FERRY, OR
JOHN DAY RIVER OR USGS
JOHN DAY RIVER AT MCDONALD FERRY, OR (14048000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the JOHN DAY RIVER in OR, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 9 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 14048000
- Agency
- USGS
- State
- OR
- Coordinates
- 45.5876, -120.4095
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Fish recorded near this station
Sampled in this watershedJohn Day River At Mcdonald Ferry, OR has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling in the HUC8 watershed 17070204 containing this station. The dataset includes 9 species with recorded observations.
Species include: largescale sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus), torrent sculpin (Cottus rhotheus), channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu), rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), and 4 others.
- Largescale Sucker Catostomus macrocheilus
- Torrent Sculpin Cottus rhotheus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Northern Pikeminnow Ptychocheilus oregonensis
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osculus
- Redside Shiner Richardsonius balteatus
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Sampled in this watershed
- Fish were sampled elsewhere in the same watershed — a provincial or federal survey nearby, not at the gauge itself.
- Records
- 9 species
- from 9 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 9, 2002 – Jun 15, 2009
- 5 dated records
Sources
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