Bear River at Border

1. 11.70 ftLow lying roads near the river will be covered with water from the Wyoming border to the Dingle area. Bottom girders of Border Rd bridge become affected when stage is approximately 11 feet (flow starts to back up from bridge).
2. 10.50 ftWater may begin to cover portions of Danish Avenue east of Dingle. Near 10.5 feet in stage is where the flat horizontal concrete footings of bridge become inundated (water still flows under bridge uninhibited).
3. 7.50 ftWater will begin to encroach on Pegram Road just north of Pegram. Lowland flooding of fields and pasture land will occur. Driveways to low lying homes next to the river near Dingle may have water across them. Some basements of low lying homes next to the river will start to have water come in them.
4. 7.00 ftRiver reaches bankful at several locations. Water begins to spill over the river bank causing minor flooding of some low-lying fields.

Most recent crests

• May 24, 2021: 2.29 ft
• May 7, 2020: 4.24 ft
• June 8, 2019: 6.12 ft
• May 13, 2018: 4.10 ft
• March 25, 2017: 8.78 ft
• January 16, 2016: 6.04 ft
• June 13, 2015: 4.21 ft
• May 31, 2014: 4.47 ft
• May 19, 2013: 2.70 ft
• March 29, 2012: 3.71 ft

• UpstreamBear River at Cokeville
• DownstreamBear River at Pescadero
• Smiths Fork at Border
• Hams Fork at Viva Naughton Reservoir
• Bear River at Pixley Dam
• Reservoirs at Viva Naughton Reservoir
• LaBarge Creek
• Crow Creek

Forecasts by the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. Stage may be affected by ice during winter months.

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.