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Bear River in Wyoming

River48.2 mi
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Raymond Mountain8.1 miPine Creek Camp Area10 mi20 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Bear River is a 48.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bear River at Evanston, WY (site 10016900). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1984 to 2025

Bear River typically runs highest in May, at a median 750 cfs, and lowest in December, at 36 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,360 cfs, in 2010.

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Typical flow by month at Bear River at Evanston, WY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January3726 to 54
February4131 to 56
March8952 to 156
April246169 to 354
May750479 to 1,130
June629163 to 1,240
July8655 to 129
August5535 to 80
September4629 to 73
October4526 to 87
November4426 to 65
December3626 to 56

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 41 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bear River at Evanston, WY (site 10016900). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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