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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^[1] at 46°08′20″N 123°42′17″W / 46.138889°N 123.704722°W / 46.138889; -123.704722 (John Day River source).

Flowing generally north, the river enters the Columbia flowing into Cathlamet Bay at John Day Point, east of Tongue Point and about 4 miles (7 km) east of Astoria.^[1] It passes under U.S. Route 30 near the unincorporated community of John Day^[1] (not to be confused with the city of the same name in Grant County). The mouth of the river is about 15 miles (24 km) upstream from the mouth of the Columbia on the Pacific. The John Day River has only one named tributary, Jack Creek, which enters from the left.^[1]

The river is named for John Day, a hunter and fur trapper who took part in William Price Hunt's overland expedition for John Jacob Astor in 1811–12.^[2] John Day Point takes its name from the river, as did a former railway station in the vicinity. Lewis and Clark, who camped near here in 1805, referred to the river as Kekemarke, their version of a Native American name.^[3] Lewis and Clark write about the river in their journals. The river was known as Swan Creek by Charles Wilkes, of the U.S. Exploring Expedition^[4] and was document as such on his illustrated map.

There's a railroad swing bridge crossing the mouth of the river. The tracks were used by Lewis and Clark Explorer Train which is no longer operating^[5]. The railroad bridge has a clearance of 8 feet.

Tidal currents control the river throughout most of it's length. Moored house boats cover some of the shore on both sides of the river.

Recreational activities

The John Day River is open to boats, kayaks, and fishing. John Day County Park is 54 acres with a boat launch^[6] that can be accessed from Oregon Highway 30. The river can be accessed for about 3.5 miles once you leave the boat ramp and head up the river.^[7]

Physical Characteristics

Length 6.73 miles (10.83 km) long

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References

https://books.google.com/books?id=3To3AQAAMAAJ&pg=SA3-PA59&lpg=SA3-PA59&dq=tongue+point+job+corps+john+day+river&source=bl&ots=xBmpddUDcn&sig=ACfU3U2hK_P0mwXuUFKYLWLaaPStdOUrPg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwigjJiC6czjAhXph1QKHW4eDjQQ6AEwBnoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=john%20day%20river&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=ODUVCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA201&dq=job+corps+john+day+river&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi0sdaH6szjAhUD7Z8KHTF-CEUQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=job%20corps%20john%20day%20river&f=false

http://www.brian894x4.com/LewisandClarkExplorer.html

https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/publications/coast-pilot/files/xml2html.php?xml=cp7/CPB7_C10_WEB.xml

https://www.co.clatsop.or.us/parks/page/john-day-county-park

http://bridgereports.com/1448168

https://bridgehunter.com/or/clatsop/john-day-river/

https://www.pnwc-nrhs.org/hs_astoria_columbia.html

Charles Wilkes

United States Exploring Expedition https://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/item/lc.jrn.1805-12-02#lc.jrn.1805-12-02.02

http://columbiariverimages.com/Regions/Places/wilkes_1841.html

http://columbiariverimages.com/Regions/Places/cathlamet_bay.html

https://www.co.clatsop.or.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/county_government/page/813/ccrelief24.pdf

https://www.co.clatsop.or.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/county_government/page/813/wshed24.pdf

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