John Day River

The John Day River is a tributary of the , approximately 284 miles long, in northeastern in the . It is known as the Mah-Hah River by the Cayuse people.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in eastern Oregon, United States
  • Also known as: John Days River” and “Radha River

Places of Interest

Highlights include John Day Dam.

Power station
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The is a concrete gravity run-of-the-river dam spanning the in the northwestern United States. The dam features a navigation lock plus fish ladders on both sides. is situated 2½ miles southwest of John Day River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rufus.

Village
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is a city in , , United States. The population was 268 at the 2020 census. The city was named for an early settler, Carrol Wallis. is situated 5 miles southwest of John Day River.

John Day River

Latitude
45.73263° or 45° 43′ 58″ north
Longitude
-120.64922° or 120° 38′ 57″ west
Elevation
269 feet (82 metres)
Open location code
84QXP9M2+38
Geo­Names ID
5733781
Wiki­data ID
Q1699782
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“John Day River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر جون داي
  • Asturian: Ríu John Day
  • Bulgarian: Джон Дей (река)
  • Bulgarian: Джон Дей
  • Catalan: John Day
  • Cebuano: John Day River
  • Chinese: 約翰戴伊河
  • Chinese: 約翰迪河
  • Chinese: 约翰日河
  • Chinese: 约翰迪河
  • Danish: John Day River
  • Dutch: John Day River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر جون داى
  • French: John Day (rivière)
  • French: John Day River
  • French: John Day
  • German: John Day River
  • German: Middle Fork John Day River
  • German: North Fork John Day River
  • German: South Fork John Day River
  • Hebrew: נהר ג’ון דיי
  • Irish: Abhainn John Day
  • Italian: John Day River
  • Japanese: ジョン・デイ川
  • Mingrelian: ჯონ-დეი
  • Norwegian Bokmål: John Day River
  • Norwegian Bokmål: John Day
  • Norwegian: John Day
  • Persian: رود جان دی
  • Russian: Джон-Дей
  • Spanish: Rio John Day
  • Spanish: Río John Day
  • Ukrainian: Джон-Дей
  • Venetian: John Day
  • Welsh: Afon John Day

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