South Fork Little Bear River

Bear River

• Bear River is the largest tributary to the Great Salt Lake, and is the largest stream in the west that does not empty into the ocean.
• It is approximately 491 miles long. It discharges 1.2 million acre feet of water per year into the Great Salt Lake. That is the equivalent of  198 billion basketballs! 
• Bear River crosses the Utah border 5 times before draining into the Great Salt Lake. 

Bear Lake

• Bear lake is a large freshwater lake located on the Utah/Idaho border.
• It is 32 km long and 8-12 km wide with a max depth at 63 m and an average depth of 30 m.
• It was formed approximately 100,000 years ago.
• It is used as a source of water storage and recreation.

Bear Lake

Land Cover

• Urban  0.4%
• Rangeland 60%
• Agriculture  19%
• Forest 15%
• Other 6%

Land Ownership
BLM 15%
Forest Service 22%
Private 55%
State 6%
Other 3%

Counties in this watershed

• Cache 
• Box Elder
• Rich 
• Summit 

Sub-watersheds

• Lower Bear-Malad (southern portion)
• Middle Bear (southern portion)
• Bear Lake (southern potion)
• Little Bear-Logan
• Upper Bear (western half)
• Central Bear (small southern portion)