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The John Day River passing by Sheep Rock in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. The John Day River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 284 miles (457 km) long, in northeastern Oregon in the United States. It is known as the Mah-Hah River by the Cayuse people. Undammed along its entire length, the river is the fourth ...
South Fork John Day River Back Country Byway: Oregon: 50 80 Grant County Road 68 at Malheur National Forest: South Fork Road and Us 26 in Dayville: This route follows the wild and scenic South Fork John Day River through basalt canyons and conifer forests. Two wilderness areas afford opportunity for hiking and wildlife viewing.
The upper reaches of the river flow through the North Fork John Day Wilderness in the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest and the Umatilla National Forest. From its headwaters to its confluence with Camas Creek, the river is part of the National Wild and Scenic River system under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968. The upper 27.8 miles (44.7 ...
The John Day River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 6 miles (10 km) long, in northwestern Oregon in the United States. The river rises in the Northern Oregon Coast Range in Clatsop County [ 4 ] at 46°08′20″N 123°42′17″W / 46.138889°N 123.704722°W / 46.138889; -123.704722 ( John Day River
The John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is nearby. From Fossil the byway continues on OR 19, turns southward near Kimberly, and goes generally eastward again on U.S. 26. On U.S. 26 it passes through the communities of Dayville, Mount Vernon, John Day, and Prairie City. At Austin Junction it continues on OR 7 eastward to Baker City. [5]
BLM = Bureau of Land Management; NPS = National Park Service; USFS = United States Forest Service; ... John Day River John Day River: OR: BLM, USFS: Oct 28, 1988 0 0
The Middle Fork John Day River is a 73-mile (117 km) tributary of the North Fork John Day River in the U.S. state of Oregon.It originates in the Blue Mountains of northeast Oregon in the Malheur National Forest near Austin and flows generally west to the North Fork about 18 miles (29 km) above Monument.
The South Fork John Day River is a 60-mile (97 km) tributary of the John Day River in the U.S. state of Oregon.It begins in the Malheur National Forest in Harney County about 25 miles (40 km) north-northwest of Burns and flows generally north to Dayville, where it meets the main stem of the John Day River.