Sunday, May 10, 1970

Place: OR-John Day

 
John Day-3,087' (John Day) (44.4159883, -118.9530100)
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John Day River-267' (Rufus) (45.7326252, -120.6492244)
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John Day Channel-3' (Cathlamet Bay) (46.1914969, -123.7429173)
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John Day Creek-505' (Green Mountain) (46.1239987, -123.6354119)
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John Day River-3' (Cathlamet Bay) (46.1814050, -123.7405800)
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John Day Point-23' (Cathlamet Bay) (46.1812193, -123.7395835)
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John Day Gulch-1,453' (Painted Hills) (44.7496285, -120.3727417)
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Little John Day Creek-3,461' (Drumhill Ridge) (45.4181867, -118.1924463)
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Upper John Day Rapids-269' (Rufus) (    45.7359584, -120.6567248)
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Lower John Day Rapids-266' (Rufus) (    45.7165138, -120.6858921)
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North Fork John Day River-1,831' (Kimberly) (44.7559762, -119.6386061)
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Middle Fork John Day River-2,198' (Slickear Mountain) (44.9162608, -119.3022107)
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South Fork John Day River-2,330' (Dayville) (44.4737563, -119.5360884)
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John Day -___' (John Day) (lat, long)
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Description:

According to GNIS:

  • Named for John Day (1771-1819), a backwoodsman from rural Virginia who served with the Astor-Hunt overland party (Pacific Fur Company). (Oregon Place Names/2003/p512)
  • John Day River, also called
    • Radha River  -  Union Pacific Railroad Timetables. On File at Oregon Historical Society.One of four segments also included in "The Railroad Stations of Oregon" by Lewis L. McArthur and Cynthia B. Gardiner, 1996.
    • John Days River  -   State of Oregon. Department of Forestry Forest Protection District Maps: Tillamook. Salem: Oregon State Forestry Department, 1983.
  • John Day River-apparently different than the one above. This one looks like it ends in the Columbia River. Also called:
    • Lepages River  -  McArthur, Lewis, A. and Lewis L., Oregon Geographic Names, Headings    Oregon Historical Press, 6th ed., 957pp.    
    • Day's River  - McArthur, Lewis, A. and Lewis L.,  Oregon Geographic Names, Headings    Oregon Historical Press, 6th ed., 957pp.
  • Both the Upper and Lower John Day Rapids are now part of the Columbia River.
  • South Fork John Day River also called South Fork
  • Summit Creek has also been called the Middle Fork John Day River
  • Wíwaanaytt Creek has also been called the Middle Fork John Day River


Trips:

  • September 18, 2021 - Visited John Day National Monument. Walked the Blue Basin and Fire or Flood Trails as well as went to the Visitor Center. Ate lunch in the town of John Day.

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