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Bear River at Border

Highest listed crest 9.69 ftFlood stage 7.5 ft42 crests since 1950

The Bear River at Border crested above flood stage 21 times among the 42 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2021. The highest, 9.69 ft on June 7, 1983, was minor flooding, 2.19 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Bear River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.69 ft
June 7, 1983; 4,880 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.5 ft
Major flooding from 11.7 ft
Crests at major
0
21 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 25, 2017
8.78 ft, minor flooding
Location
Bear Lake County
Idaho

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Bear River at Border
Action stage7.02Jun 16, 1995The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.521Mar 25, 2017Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.50—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage11.70—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

42 crests from 1950 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bear River at Border, 1950 to 2021 24681012ft Flood stage 7.5 ftMajor 11.7 ft Jun 9, 1950: 8.77 ft, minor flooding; 2,900 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1952: 8.89 ft, minor flooding; 3,680 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1956: 8.62 ft, minor flooding; 3,620 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1957: 7.59 ft, minor flooding; 2,630 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1962: 8.19 ft, minor flooding; 3,360 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1965: 8.66 ft, minor flooding; 3,260 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1969: 8.78 ft, minor flooding; 3,600 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1971: 8.09 ft, minor flooding; 2,810 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1972: 8.64 ft, minor flooding; 3,290 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1976: 8.72 ft, minor flooding; 3,620 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1980: 8.10 ft, minor flooding; 2,700 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1983: 9.69 ft, minor flooding; 4,880 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1984: 9.51 ft, minor flooding; 4,430 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1985: 7.62 ft, minor flooding; 2,380 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1986: 9.42 ft, minor flooding; 4,180 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1993: 7.01 ft, action stage; 1,960 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1995: 7.15 ft, action stage; 2,450 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1997: 8.70 ft, minor flooding; 3,290 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1998: 7.73 ft, minor flooding; 2,380 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1999: 8.13 ft, minor flooding; 2,820 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2000: 3.23 ft, below flood stage; 538 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2001: 3.69 ft, below flood stage; 707 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2002: 2.39 ft, below flood stage; 342 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2003: 3.05 ft, below flood stage; 507 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2004: 2.88 ft, below flood stage; 431 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2005: 6.05 ft, below flood stage; 1,400 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2006: 5.24 ft, below flood stage; 1,220 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2007: 3.85 ft, below flood stage; 849 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2008: 5.16 ft, below flood stage; 1,420 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2009: 6.81 ft, below flood stage; 1,940 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2010: 8.18 ft, minor flooding; 3,010 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2011: 9.38 ft, minor flooding; 3,870 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2012: 3.71 ft, below flood stage; 623 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2013: 2.70 ft, below flood stage; 355 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2014: 4.47 ft, below flood stage; 954 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2015: 4.21 ft, below flood stage; 848 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 2016: 6.04 ft, below flood stage; 1,650 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2017: 8.78 ft, minor flooding; 3,260 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2018: 4.10 ft, below flood stage; 825 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2019: 6.12 ft, below flood stage; 1,690 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2020: 4.24 ft, below flood stage; 858 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2021: 2.29 ft, below flood stage; 336 cubic feet per second Highest, 9.69 ft, Jun 7, 1983 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bear River at Border 1950s: 4 1960s: 3 1970s: 3 1980s: 5 5 1990s: 3 2000s: 0 2010s: 3 2020s: 0 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Bear River at Border
1Jun 7, 19839.69+2.19Minor4,880
2May 31, 19849.51+2.01Minor4,430
3Jun 14, 19869.42+1.92Minor4,180
4Jun 27, 20119.38+1.88Minor3,870
5May 11, 19528.89+1.39Minor3,680
6Apr 4, 19698.78+1.28Minor3,600
7Mar 25, 20178.78+1.28Minor3,260
8Jun 9, 19508.77+1.27Minor2,900
9Apr 6, 19768.72+1.22Minor3,620
10Jun 20, 19978.70+1.20Minor3,290
11Jun 22, 19658.66+1.16Minor3,260
12Jun 18, 19728.64+1.14Minor3,290
13Mar 27, 19568.62+1.12Minor3,620
14Apr 3, 19628.19+0.69Minor3,360
15Jun 19, 20108.18+0.68Minor3,010
16Jun 9, 19998.13+0.63Minor2,820
17May 10, 19808.10+0.60Minor2,700
18Jun 20, 19718.09+0.59Minor2,810
19Jun 28, 19987.73+0.23Minor2,380
20Apr 11, 19857.62+0.12Minor2,380
21Jun 22, 19577.59+0.09Minor2,630
22Jun 16, 19957.15−0.35Action2,450
23May 23, 19937.01−0.49Action1,960
24Jun 27, 20096.81−0.69Below flood stage1,940
25Jun 8, 20196.12−1.38Below flood stage1,690
26May 18, 20056.05−1.45Below flood stage1,400
27Jan 16, 20166.04−1.46Below flood stage1,650
28May 29, 20065.24−2.26Below flood stage1,220
29Jun 2, 20085.16−2.34Below flood stage1,420
30May 31, 20144.47−3.03Below flood stage954
31May 7, 20204.24−3.26Below flood stage858
32Jun 13, 20154.21−3.29Below flood stage848
33May 13, 20184.10−3.40Below flood stage825
34Mar 16, 20073.85−3.65Below flood stage849
35Mar 29, 20123.71−3.79Below flood stage623
36Mar 27, 20013.69−3.81Below flood stage707
37May 26, 20003.23−4.27Below flood stage538
38May 30, 20033.05−4.45Below flood stage507
39Jun 11, 20042.88−4.62Below flood stage431
40May 19, 20132.70−4.80Below flood stage355
41Jun 3, 20022.39−5.11Below flood stage342
42May 24, 20212.29−5.21Below flood stage336

The worst floods along the Bear River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Bear River that crested above flood stage within a week.

June 7, 1983: 9.69 ft here, minor flooding

  • Pixley DamWY · Jun 5, 1983 · 10.90 ft · Major · its highest
  • CokevilleWY · Jun 7, 1983 · 8.75 ft · Moderate · its highest

May 31, 1984: 9.51 ft here, minor flooding

  • CokevilleWY · May 25, 1984 · 8.09 ft · Moderate

June 27, 2011: 9.38 ft here, minor flooding

  • CokevilleWY · Jun 27, 2011 · 7.90 ft · Moderate
  • EvanstonWY · Jul 1, 2011 · 7.08 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Bear River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Bear River
EvanstonWY7.07.60 ft, Jun 8, 20100
Pixley DamWY8.510.90 ft, Jun 5, 19831
CokevilleWY6.08.75 ft, Jun 7, 19830
Border this gaugeID7.59.69 ft, Jun 7, 19830
Idaho-Utah State LineID18.121.72 ft, Jun 21, 19830
CollinstonUT8.28.70 ft, Feb 20, 19861
CorinneUT15.517.50 ft, May 19, 19841

Bear Lake County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Idaho

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BRBW4, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.