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Little Bear River in Utah

River34.4 mi
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Around Little Bear River

Hyrum Reservoir1.2 miHyrum State Park1.4 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Little Bear River is a 34.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Bear River at Paradise, UT (site 10105900). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1993 to 2027

Little Bear River typically runs highest in May, at a median 184 cfs, and lowest in August, at 20 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,260 cfs, in 2005.

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Typical flow by month at Little Bear River at Paradise, UT, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January4132 to 53
February4435 to 60
March8458 to 129
April15696 to 296
May18498 to 421
June3919 to 180
July2117 to 38
August2016 to 30
September2519 to 43
October3629 to 50
November3932 to 50
December4031 to 51

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 34 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Bear River at Paradise, UT (site 10105900). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Little Bear River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Hyrum State ParkHyrum ReservoirPublic
  • Cutler Reservoir 3000 NCutler ReservoirRestricted

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