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Coordinates:44°28′26″N119°32′10″W / 44.47389°N 119.53611°W /44.47389; -119.53611

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River in Oregon, United States

South Fork John Day River
South Fork John Day River at Dayville
Location of the mouth of the South Fork John Day River in Oregon
Etymology	John Day, fur trapper
Location
Country	United States
State	Oregon
Counties	Harney andGrant
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	near Alsup Mountain, Malheur National Forest,Harney County,Oregon
• coordinates	43°55′09″N119°19′17″W / 43.91917°N 119.32139°W /43.91917; -119.32139^[1]
• elevation	5,396 ft (1,645 m)^[2]

Mouth	John Day River
• location	Dayville,Grant County,Oregon
• coordinates	44°28′26″N119°32′10″W / 44.47389°N 119.53611°W /44.47389; -119.53611^[1]
• elevation	2,326 ft (709 m)^[1]
Length	60 mi (97 km)^[3]
Basin size	606 sq mi (1,570 km²)^[4]

Discharge
• location	Dayville, Oregon, near mouth^[5]
• average	179 cu ft/s (5.1 m³/s)^[5]


National Wild and Scenic River
Type	Recreational
Designated	October 28, 1988

TheSouth Fork John Day River is a 60-mile (97 km) tributary of theJohn Day River in the U.S. state ofOregon. It begins in theMalheur National Forest inHarney County about 25 miles (40 km) north-northwest ofBurns and flows generally north toDayville, where it meets the main stem of the John Day River. Along the way, the stream passes through the abandoned town ofIzee. TheBlack Canyon Wilderness in theOchoco National Forest lies within the river'sdrainage basin.^[6]

A total of 47 miles (76 km) of the river, from the Malheur National Forest boundary to Smoky Creek, are classified "recreational" in theNational Wild and Scenic River (NWSR) system, created under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968, and offer opportunities for hiking, swimming, camping, hunting, and fishing.^[7]

References

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^^a ^b ^c"South Fork John Day River".Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey (USGS). November 28, 1980. RetrievedSeptember 3, 2008.
^Source elevation derived fromGoogle Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
^"Bull Trout Recovery Plan: Columbia River/Klamath (2002), Chapter 9: John Day River"(PDF). United States Fish and Wildlife Service. pp. iv–3. RetrievedAugust 12, 2010.
^Palmer, Tim (2014).Field Guide to Oregon Rivers. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press. pp. 248–49.ISBN 978-0-87071-627-0.
^^a ^b"USGS 14039500 South Fork John Day Near Dayville, OR". United States Geological Survey. 2008. RetrievedSeptember 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.
^Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (1991 ed.). DeLorme Mapping. § 71, 77.
^"South Fork John Day River". U.S. National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 2007. Archived fromthe original on June 10, 2010. RetrievedSeptember 4, 2008.