Bear River below Pixley Dam, WY
River level and flood forecast · Lincoln County
Normal1.3 ftas of Mon 12:15 PM
The river is 7.2 ft below flood stage (8.5 ft).
Forecast to hold near 1.3 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 1 PM.
Flow: 22 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.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 10.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 9.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 8.5 ft |
| Action stage | 7.5 ft |
| Record crest (June 5, 1983) | 10.9 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 10.9 ftRecord stage and flow---2,060 cfs (6/5/1983).
- 10.5 ftMajor widespread agricultural flooding. Road to gagehouse is under water.
- 9.5 ftAgricultural flooding increases and becomes more widespread along both banks. Standing water on road to gagehouse.
- 8.5 ftFlood stage. Minor agricultural flooding especially along left bank.
- 7.5 ftBankfull stage.
Highest crests on record
- 10.9 ft — June 5, 1983
- 9.91 ft — June 18, 1965
- 9.72 ft — June 19, 2011
- 9.61 ft — June 11, 1968
- 9.4 ft — June 13, 1972
Recent crests: 2.27 ft (June 2, 2021) · 3.89 ft (May 6, 2020) · 5.68 ft (June 25, 2019) · 4.4 ft (July 5, 2018) · 9.15 ft (March 23, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamBear River below Woodruff Narrows Reservoir, WY
- DownstreamBear River near Cokeville, WY
- Hams Fork below Pole Creek, near Frontier, WY
- Smiths Fork near Border, WY
- Fontenelle Creek near Herschler Ranch, WY
- Bear River above Woodruff Narrows Reservoir, WY
- Green River (WY-UT-CO) near La Barge, WY
- Bear River at Evanston, WY
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PIXW4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.