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Bear River at Evanston

Highest listed crest 7.60 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft35 crests since 1984

The Bear River at Evanston crested above flood stage 3 times among the 35 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1984 to 2018. The highest, 7.60 ft on June 8, 2010, was moderate flooding, 0.60 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.60 ft
June 8, 2010; 3,890 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 8.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 1, 2011
7.08 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Uinta County
Near Evanston (0.7 mi)

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 Evanston
Action stage5.512May 13, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.03Jul 1, 2011Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage8.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

35 crests from 1984 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bear River at Evanston, 1984 to 2018 345678ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 8.0 ft May 16, 1984: 7.35 ft, moderate flooding; 3,680 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1985: 4.65 ft, below flood stage; 1,490 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1986: 6.78 ft, action stage; 3,140 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1987: 4.82 ft, below flood stage; 1,520 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1988: 4.61 ft, below flood stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1989: 3.87 ft, below flood stage; 1,030 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1990: 5.96 ft, action stage; 2,430 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1991: 5.55 ft, action stage; 2,070 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1992: 3.98 ft, below flood stage; 1,050 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1993: 6.41 ft, action stage; 2,780 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1994: 4.47 ft, below flood stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1995: 6.40 ft, action stage; 2,770 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1996: 6.10 ft, action stage; 2,510 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1997: 5.48 ft, below flood stage; 208 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1998: 6.10 ft, action stage; 2,660 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1999: 4.62 ft, below flood stage; 2,490 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2000: 4.62 ft, below flood stage; 1,440 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2001: 5.23 ft, below flood stage; 1,830 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2002: 3.82 ft, below flood stage; 963 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2003: 5.21 ft, below flood stage; 1,820 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2004: 3.81 ft, below flood stage; 958 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2005: 6.34 ft, action stage; 2,830 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2006: 5.25 ft, below flood stage; 1,850 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2007: 4.44 ft, below flood stage; 1,310 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2008: 6.38 ft, action stage; 2,750 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2009: 5.57 ft, action stage; 2,080 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2010: 7.60 ft, moderate flooding; 3,890 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2011: 7.08 ft, moderate flooding; 3,410 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2012: 3.25 ft, below flood stage; 733 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2013: 4.08 ft, below flood stage; 1,190 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2014: 5.17 ft, below flood stage; 1,850 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2015: 3.90 ft, below flood stage; 1,100 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2016: 5.60 ft, action stage; 2,140 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2017: 5.87 ft, action stage; 2,450 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2018: 4.02 ft, below flood stage; 1,190 cubic feet per second Highest, 7.60 ft, Jun 8, 2010 199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bear River at Evanston 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2 1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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 Evanston
1Jun 8, 20107.60+0.60Moderate3,890
2May 16, 19847.35+0.35Moderate3,680
3Jul 1, 20117.08+0.08Moderate3,410
4Jun 6, 19866.78−0.22Action3,140
5May 22, 19936.41−0.59Action2,780
6Jun 15, 19956.40−0.60Action2,770
7May 21, 20086.38−0.62Action2,750
8May 24, 20056.34−0.66Action2,830
9May 17, 19966.10−0.90Action2,510
10Jun 19, 19986.10−0.90Action2,660
11Jun 12, 19905.96−1.04Action2,430
12May 13, 20175.87−1.13Action2,450
13Jun 8, 20165.60−1.40Action2,140
14May 20, 20095.57−1.43Action2,080
15Jun 14, 19915.55−1.45Action2,070
16Jun 10, 19975.48−1.52Below flood stage208
17May 22, 20065.25−1.75Below flood stage1,850
18May 17, 20015.23−1.77Below flood stage1,830
19May 30, 20035.21−1.79Below flood stage1,820
20May 28, 20145.17−1.83Below flood stage1,850
21May 17, 19874.82−2.18Below flood stage1,520
22May 4, 19854.65−2.35Below flood stage1,490
23May 26, 19994.62−2.38Below flood stage2,490
24May 26, 20004.62−2.38Below flood stage1,440
25May 18, 19884.61−2.39Below flood stage1,380
26May 14, 19944.47−2.53Below flood stage1,330
27May 14, 20074.44−2.56Below flood stage1,310
28May 17, 20134.08−2.92Below flood stage1,190
29May 26, 20184.02−2.98Below flood stage1,190
30May 20, 19923.98−3.02Below flood stage1,050
31Jun 2, 20153.90−3.10Below flood stage1,100
32May 10, 19893.87−3.13Below flood stage1,030
33May 21, 20023.82−3.18Below flood stage963
34May 7, 20043.81−3.19Below flood stage958
35Apr 27, 20123.25−3.75Below flood stage733

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.

May 16, 1984: 7.35 ft here, moderate flooding

  • CorinneUT · May 19, 1984 · 17.50 ft · Major · its highest
  • CollinstonUT · May 18, 1984 · 8.39 ft · Moderate

July 1, 2011: 7.08 ft here, moderate flooding

  • CokevilleWY · Jun 27, 2011 · 7.90 ft · Moderate
  • BorderID · Jun 27, 2011 · 9.38 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Bear River

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

Flood gauges on the Bear River
Evanston this gaugeWY7.07.60 ft, Jun 8, 20100
Pixley DamWY8.510.90 ft, Jun 5, 19831
CokevilleWY6.08.75 ft, Jun 7, 19830
BorderID7.59.69 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

Uinta County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Wyoming

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EVAW4, 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.