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John Day River at Service Creek Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 1.57 ft at 8:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 9:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 9:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 9:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 9:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 10:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 10:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 10:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 10:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 11:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 11:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 11:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 11:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 12:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 12:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 12:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 12:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 1:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 1:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 1:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 1:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 2:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 2:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 2:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 2:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 3:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 3:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 3:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 3:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 4:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 4:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 4:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 4:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 5:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 5:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 5:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 5:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 6:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 6:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 6:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 6:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 7:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 7:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 7:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 7:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 8:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 8:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 8:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 8:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 9:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 9:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 9:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 9:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 10:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 10:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 10:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 10:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 11:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 11:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.57 ft at 11:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 11:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 12:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 12:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 12:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 12:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 1:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 1:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 1:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 1:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 2:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 2:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 2:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 2:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 3:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 3:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 3:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 3:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 4:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 4:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 4:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 4:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 5:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 5:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 5:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 5:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 6:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 6:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 6:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.58 ft at 6:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 7:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 7:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 7:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 7:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 8:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 8:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 8:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 8:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.59 ft at 9:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.6 ft at 9:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.6 ft at 9:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.6 ft at 9:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.6 ft at 10:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.6 ft at 10:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.6 ft at 10:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.6 ft at 10:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.61 ft at 11:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.61 ft at 11:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.61 ft at 11:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.61 ft at 11:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.62 ft at 12:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.62 ft at 12:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.62 ft at 12:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.63 ft at 12:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.63 ft at 1:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.63 ft at 1:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.63 ft at 1:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.64 ft at 1:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.64 ft at 2:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.64 ft at 2:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.64 ft at 2:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.64 ft at 2:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.64 ft at 3:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 3:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 3:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 3:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 4:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 4:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 4:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 4:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 5:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 5:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 5:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 5:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 6:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 6:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 6:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 6:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 7:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 7:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 7:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.65 ft at 7:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.66 ft at 8:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.66 ft at 8:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.66 ft at 8:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.66 ft at 8:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.66 ft at 9:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.66 ft at 9:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.66 ft at 9:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.66 ft at 9:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.67 ft at 10:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.67 ft at 10:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.67 ft at 10:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.67 ft at 10:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.67 ft at 11:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 11:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 11:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.68 ft at 11:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 12:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.69 ft at 12:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 12:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 12:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.7 ft at 1:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 1:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 1:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 1:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 2:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 2:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 2:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 2:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 3:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 3:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 3:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 3:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 4:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 4:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 4:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 4:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 5:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 5:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 5:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 5:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.81 ft at 6:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.81 ft at 6:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.82 ft at 6:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.82 ft at 6:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.82 ft at 7:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.83 ft at 7:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.83 ft at 7:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.83 ft at 7:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.83 ft at 8:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.84 ft at 8:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.84 ft at 8:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.84 ft at 8:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.84 ft at 9:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.85 ft at 9:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.85 ft at 9:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.85 ft at 9:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.85 ft at 10:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.86 ft at 10:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.86 ft at 10:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.86 ft at 10:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.86 ft at 11:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.86 ft at 11:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.86 ft at 11:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.87 ft at 11:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.87 ft at 12:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.87 ft at 12:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.87 ft at 12:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.87 ft at 12:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.87 ft at 1:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.87 ft at 1:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.88 ft at 1:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.88 ft at 1:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.88 ft at 2:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.88 ft at 2:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.88 ft at 2:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.88 ft at 2:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.88 ft at 3:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.89 ft at 3:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.89 ft at 3:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.89 ft at 3:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.89 ft at 4:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.89 ft at 4:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.89 ft at 4:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.9 ft at 4:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.89 ft at 5:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.9 ft at 5:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.9 ft at 5:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.9 ft at 5:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.9 ft at 6:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.9 ft at 6:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.9 ft at 6:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.9 ft at 6:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.91 ft at 7:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.91 ft at 7:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.91 ft at 7:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.91 ft at 7:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.92 ft at 8:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.92 ft at 8:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.92 ft at 8:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.92 ft at 8:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.92 ft at 9:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.92 ft at 9:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.92 ft at 9:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.93 ft at 9:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.93 ft at 10:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.93 ft at 10:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.93 ft at 10:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.94 ft at 10:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.94 ft at 11:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.94 ft at 11:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.95 ft at 11:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.95 ft at 11:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 1.95 ft at 12:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.95 ft at 12:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 12:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 12:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 1:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 2:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.98 ft at 2:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.98 ft at 2:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.98 ft at 2:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.98 ft at 3:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.98 ft at 3:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 3:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 3:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 5:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 5:15AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 2 ft at 5:30AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 2 ft at 5:45AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 2 ft at 6:00AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 2 ft at 6:15AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 2 ft at 6:30AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 2 ft at 6:45AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 2 ft at 7:00AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 2 ft at 7:15AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 2 ft at 7:30AM Sep 23, 2023Highest Forecast: 1.88 ft 11:00AM Sep 23, 2023Forecast: 1.87 ft 5:00PM Sep 23, 2023Forecast: 1.85 ft 11:00PM Sep 23, 2023Forecast: 1.82 ft 5:00AM Sep 24, 2023Forecast: 1.8 ft 11:00AM Sep 24, 2023Forecast: 1.79 ft 5:00PM Sep 24, 2023Forecast: 1.77 ft 11:00PM Sep 24, 2023Forecast: 1.77 ft 5:00AM Sep 25, 2023Forecast: 1.76 ft 11:00AM Sep 25, 2023Forecast: 1.76 ft 5:00PM Sep 25, 2023Forecast: 1.76 ft 11:00PM Sep 25, 2023Forecast: 1.76 ft 5:00AM Sep 26, 2023Forecast: 1.77 ft 11:00AM Sep 26, 2023Forecast: 1.77 ft 5:00PM Sep 26, 2023Forecast: 1.78 ft 11:00PM Sep 26, 2023Forecast: 1.78 ft 5:00AM Sep 27, 2023Forecast: 1.78 ft 11:00AM Sep 27, 2023Forecast: 1.78 ft 5:00PM Sep 27, 2023Forecast: 1.78 ft 11:00PM Sep 27, 2023Forecast: 1.77 ft 5:00AM Sep 28, 2023Forecast: 1.77 ft 11:00AM Sep 28, 2023Forecast: 1.77 ft 5:00PM Sep 28, 2023Forecast: 1.78 ft 11:00PM Sep 28, 2023Forecast: 1.78 ft 5:00AM Sep 29, 2023Forecast: 1.78 ft 11:00AM Sep 29, 2023Forecast: 1.78 ft 5:00PM Sep 29, 2023Forecast: 1.78 ft 11:00PM Sep 29, 2023Forecast: 1.79 ft 5:00AM Sep 30, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSERO3(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (8:33AM Sep 23, 2023)ObservedForecast (issued 3:25PM Sep 22)Latest observed value: 2 ft at 7:30 AM PDT 23-Sep-2023. Flood Stage is 11.5 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 15
Moderate Flood Stage: 12.5
Flood Stage: 11.5
Action Stage: 10
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 17.85 ft on 12/23/1964
(2) 16.49 ft on 01/01/1997
(3) 16.19 ft on 04/10/2019
(4) 15.50 ft on 03/26/1952
(5) 15.20 ft on 05/17/2011
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 13.63 ft on 05/21/2020 (P)
(2) 16.19 ft on 04/10/2019
(3) 12.20 ft on 02/10/2017
(4) 15.20 ft on 05/17/2011
(5) 13.72 ft on 01/17/2011
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) -0.99 ft on 08/23/1973
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Latitude: 44.793747° N, Longitude: 120.006677° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 11.5 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)
Elevation
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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 1632.42 Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 1632.4 ft 1643.9 ft  

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