Little Bear River at Paradise, UT

River level and flood forecast · Cache County

Normal5.0 ftas of Mon 8:45 PM

The river is 4.7 ft below flood stage (9.7 ft).

Forecast to fall to 4.6 ft by Mon, Oct 19, 6 AM.

Flow: 51 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

24681012TueThuSatMonWedFriSunAction 9.5 ftFlood 9.7 ftModerate 10.7 ftMajor 11.7 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS 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 stage11.7 ft
Moderate flood stage10.7 ft
Flood stage9.7 ft
Action stage9.5 ft
Record crest (April 28, 2005)11.65 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 11.7 ftmajor flooding will affect bridges on US 89/91 and State Route 165 near Paradise, as well as roads and low lying areas adjacent to Paradise.
  • 10.7 ftmoderate flooding will affect bridges, roads, and low lying areas adjacent to the Little Bear River near the town of Paradise.
  • 9.69 ftminor flooding will affect farmland and low lying areas adjacent to the Little Bear River near the town of Paradise.

Highest crests on record

  1. 11.65 ft — April 28, 2005
  2. 10.23 ft — May 11, 1998
  3. 10.16 ft — April 29, 1997
  4. 10.13 ft — May 7, 1993
  5. 9.84 ft — March 11, 1995

Recent crests: 11.65 ft (April 28, 2005) · 7.26 ft (March 19, 2004) · 6.9 ft (April 27, 2003) · 6.66 ft (March 21, 2001) · 6.28 ft (April 4, 2000)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PRZU1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.