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Bear River near Cokeville

Highest listed crest 8.75 ftFlood stage 6.0 ft49 crests since 1973

The Bear River near Cokeville crested above flood stage 12 times among the 49 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1973 to 2025. The highest, 8.75 ft on June 7, 1983, was moderate flooding, 2.75 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
8.75 ft
June 7, 1983; 5,620 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
6.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
12 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 27, 2011
7.90 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Lincoln County
Wyoming

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Bear River near Cokeville
Action stage5.58Mar 28, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.08Jun 18, 2010Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.04Jun 27, 2011Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

49 crests from 1973 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bear River near Cokeville, 1973 to 2025 246810ft Flood stage 6.0 ft May 21, 1973: 5.91 ft, action stage; 1,830 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1974: 6.24 ft, minor flooding; 2,090 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1975: 6.56 ft, minor flooding; 2,350 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1976: 7.05 ft, moderate flooding; 2,790 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1976: 3.15 ft, below flood stage; 212 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1978: 5.87 ft, action stage; 1,840 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1979: 4.68 ft, below flood stage; 978 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1980: 6.65 ft, minor flooding; 2,430 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1981: 4.74 ft, below flood stage; 1,010 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1982: 6.18 ft, minor flooding; 2,100 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1983: 8.75 ft, moderate flooding; 5,620 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1984: 8.09 ft, moderate flooding; 4,630 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1985: 6.11 ft, minor flooding; 2,340 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1987: 4.76 ft, below flood stage; 1,180 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1988: 4.05 ft, below flood stage; 716 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1989: 4.19 ft, below flood stage; 795 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1990: 3.65 ft, below flood stage; 504 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1991: 5.77 ft, action stage; 1,910 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1992: 3.76 ft, below flood stage; 499 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1993: 5.82 ft, action stage; 2,050 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1994: 3.84 ft, below flood stage; 556 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1995: 6.12 ft, minor flooding; 2,350 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1996: 5.69 ft, action stage; 1,920 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1999: 6.59 ft, minor flooding; 2,870 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2000: 4.01 ft, below flood stage; 666 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2001: 4.08 ft, below flood stage; 718 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2002: 3.53 ft, below flood stage; 405 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2003: 3.87 ft, below flood stage; 572 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2004: 3.58 ft, below flood stage; 428 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2005: 5.52 ft, action stage; 1,763 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2006: 5.05 ft, below flood stage; 1,360 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2007: 4.49 ft, below flood stage; 946 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2008: 5.07 ft, below flood stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2009: 5.86 ft, action stage; 1,980 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2010: 6.76 ft, minor flooding; 3,060 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2011: 7.90 ft, moderate flooding; 4,000 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2012: 3.75 ft, below flood stage; 653 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2013: 3.38 ft, below flood stage; 436 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2014: 4.17 ft, below flood stage; 1,040 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2015: 4.12 ft, below flood stage; 959 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2016: 4.70 ft, below flood stage; 1,720 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2017: 5.89 ft, action stage; 3,420 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2018: 3.97 ft, below flood stage; 885 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2019: 4.70 ft, below flood stage; 1,790 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2020: 3.99 ft, below flood stage; 895 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2021: 3.20 ft, below flood stage; 403 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2022: 3.78 ft, below flood stage; 762 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2024: 4.44 ft, below flood stage; 1,370 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2025: 3.94 ft, below flood stage; 734 cubic feet per second Highest, 8.75 ft, Jun 7, 1983 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bear River near Cokeville 1970s: 3 1980s: 5 5 1990s: 2 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2020s: 0 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 19 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 3.83 ft on May 11, 1954; 4.20 ft on Jun 5, 1955; 7.54 ft on Mar 26, 1956; 6.26 ft on Jun 22, 1957; 5.20 ft on Jun 2, 1958; 4.21 ft on Apr 6, 1959; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Bear River near Cokeville
1Jun 7, 19838.75+2.75Moderate5,620
2May 25, 19848.09+2.09Moderate4,630
3Jun 27, 20117.90+1.90Moderate4,000
4Apr 5, 19767.05+1.05Moderate2,790
5Jun 18, 20106.76+0.76Minor3,060
6May 8, 19806.65+0.65Minor2,430
7Jun 8, 19996.59+0.59Minor2,870
8Jun 26, 19756.56+0.56Minor2,350
9May 8, 19746.24+0.24Minor2,090
10Jun 3, 19826.18+0.18Minor2,100
11Jun 15, 19956.12+0.12Minor2,350
12Apr 10, 19856.11+0.11Minor2,340
13May 21, 19735.91−0.09Action1,830
14Mar 28, 20175.89−0.11Action3,420
15Jun 17, 19785.87−0.13Action1,840
16Jan 4, 20095.86−0.14Action1,980
17May 22, 19935.82−0.18Action2,050
18Jun 7, 19915.77−0.23Action1,910
19Jun 15, 19965.69−0.31Action1,920
20May 25, 20055.52−0.48Action1,763
21Jun 1, 20085.07−0.93Below flood stage1,380
22May 29, 20065.05−0.95Below flood stage1,360
23May 23, 19874.76−1.24Below flood stage1,180
24May 27, 19814.74−1.26Below flood stage1,010
25May 22, 20164.70−1.30Below flood stage1,720
26Jun 8, 20194.70−1.30Below flood stage1,790
27Jun 7, 19794.68−1.32Below flood stage978
28Mar 16, 20074.49−1.51Below flood stage946
29Jun 14, 20244.44−1.56Below flood stage1,370
30Jun 12, 19894.19−1.81Below flood stage795
31May 30, 20144.17−1.83Below flood stage1,040
32Jun 13, 20154.12−1.88Below flood stage959
33Mar 26, 20014.08−1.92Below flood stage718
34May 18, 19884.05−1.95Below flood stage716
35Feb 7, 20004.01−1.99Below flood stage666
36Jun 17, 20203.99−2.01Below flood stage895
37May 13, 20183.97−2.03Below flood stage885
38May 14, 20253.94−2.06Below flood stage734
39May 30, 20033.87−2.13Below flood stage572
40May 17, 19943.84−2.16Below flood stage556
41Jun 13, 20223.78−2.22Below flood stage762
42Mar 8, 19923.76−2.24Below flood stage499
43Mar 16, 20123.75−2.25Below flood stage653
44Jun 1, 19903.65−2.35Below flood stage504
45Jun 10, 20043.58−2.42Below flood stage428
46Jun 3, 20023.53−2.47Below flood stage405
47May 18, 20133.38−2.62Below flood stage436
48Jun 6, 20213.20−2.80Below flood stage403
49Nov 15, 19763.15−2.85Below flood stage212

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: 8.75 ft here, moderate flooding

  • Pixley DamWY · Jun 5, 1983 · 10.90 ft · Major · its highest
  • BorderID · Jun 7, 1983 · 9.69 ft · Minor · its highest

May 25, 1984: 8.09 ft here, moderate flooding

  • CorinneUT · May 19, 1984 · 17.50 ft · Major · its highest
  • CollinstonUT · May 18, 1984 · 8.39 ft · Moderate
  • BorderID · May 31, 1984 · 9.51 ft · Minor

June 27, 2011: 7.90 ft here, moderate flooding

  • EvanstonWY · Jul 1, 2011 · 7.08 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
EvanstonWY7.07.60 ft, Jun 8, 20100
Pixley DamWY8.510.90 ft, Jun 5, 19831
Cokeville this gaugeWY6.08.75 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

Other gauges in Lincoln County

Flood gauges in Lincoln County
Pixley Dam8.510.90 ft, Jun 5, 19831
Fairview4.04.92 ft, May 13, 20170
La Barge9.010.50 ft, Jun 9, 19860
Pole Creek, near Frontier6.58.10 ft, May 28, 19710
Etna5.55.99 ft, May 25, 20110
Border5.55.66 ft, Jun 4, 19860

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge COKW4, 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.