Bear Lake water level today
Bear Lake is at 5,918.38 ft, as of October 18, 2026.
- Past week: unchanged
- Compared with a year ago: down 3.60 ft
- 3.51 ft below the 7-year average for October 18 (5,921.89 ft)
Water level5,918.38 ftelevation, feet
vs. normal-3.51 ft7-year average for today
7-day change+0.00 ft
30-day change-0.07 ft
1-year change-3.60 ft
Past 12 months
Past 12 monthsYear before
Last 30 days
| Date | Level (ft) |
|---|---|
| Oct 18 | 5,918.38 |
| Oct 17 | 5,918.39 |
| Oct 16 | 5,918.39 |
| Oct 15 | 5,918.40 |
| Oct 14 | 5,918.43 |
| Oct 13 | 5,918.42 |
| Oct 12 | 5,918.40 |
| Oct 11 | 5,918.38 |
| Oct 10 | 5,918.36 |
| Oct 9 | 5,918.37 |
| Oct 8 | 5,918.38 |
| Oct 7 | 5,918.38 |
| Oct 6 | 5,918.38 |
| Oct 5 | 5,918.38 |
| Oct 4 | 5,918.38 |
| Oct 3 | 5,918.38 |
| Oct 2 | 5,918.38 |
| Oct 1 | 5,918.38 |
| Sep 30 | 5,918.39 |
| Sep 29 | 5,918.40 |
| Sep 28 | 5,918.39 |
| Sep 27 | 5,918.38 |
| Sep 26 | 5,918.39 |
| Sep 25 | 5,918.40 |
| Sep 24 | 5,918.42 |
| Sep 23 | 5,918.42 |
| Sep 22 | 5,918.41 |
| Sep 21 | 5,918.42 |
| Sep 20 | 5,918.44 |
| Sep 19 | 5,918.46 |
| Sep 18 | 5,918.45 |
This date in past years
| Date | Level (ft) | Today vs. then |
|---|---|---|
| October 18, 2025 | 5,921.98 | -3.60 |
| October 18, 2024 | 5,924.36 | -5.98 |
| October 18, 2023 | 5,923.17 | -4.79 |
| October 18, 2022 | 5,916.75 | +1.63 |
| October 18, 2021 | 5,919.17 | -0.79 |
| October 18, 2020 | 5,923.08 | -4.70 |
| October 18, 2019 | 5,924.75 | -6.37 |
Records
Highest level on record: 5,927.14 ft (June 22, 2024). Lowest: 5,916.60 ft (November 5, 2022). Records in this series start October 17, 2019.
About these numbers
- Levels are daily mean water-surface elevations measured by the U.S. Geological Survey at this lake's gauge
- Recent readings are provisional and can be revised once USGS reviews them
- "vs. normal" compares today with the average for the same calendar date over the last 10 years of this gauge's record
- Latest reading: October 18, 2026. Official USGS page for this gauge