Bear River near Utah/Wyoming State Line, UT
River level and flood forecast · Summit County
The river is 2.8 ft below flood stage (8 ft).
Forecast to fall to 4.2 ft by Sun, Oct 18, 12 AM.
Flow: 286 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:23 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 9.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 9 ft |
| Flood stage | 8 ft |
| Action stage | 7.7 ft |
| Record crest (June 30, 2011) | 7.82 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 9.5 ftAt 9.5 ft, subdevelopments north of Evanston will receive critical damage to structures, fields, and roads.
- 9 ftAt 9.0 ft, the Bear River will flood subdevelopments north of Evanston. Fields, homes, and roads will be affected.
- 8 ftAt 8.0 ft, the subdevelopment north of Evanston will receive overbank flooding to fields.
Highest crests on record
- 7.82 ft — June 30, 2011
- 7.72 ft — June 8, 2010
- 7.7 ft — June 9, 2017
- 7.4 ft — June 9, 2016
- 7.06 ft — June 15, 1995
Recent crests: 6.6 ft (May 25, 2018) · 7.7 ft (June 9, 2017) · 7.4 ft (June 9, 2016) · 6.3 ft (June 2, 2015) · 7.04 ft (May 30, 2014)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BERU1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.