Bear Lake at State Park Marina near Garden City water level

Name: Bear Lake at State Park Marina near Garden City water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Lake, Bear Lake, Utah, United States

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Low for mid-October

Surface elevation

5,918.37ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 08:15 PM MDT (50 min ago)

History

What this means

At 5,918.37 ft, Bear Lake at State Park Marina near Garden City is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 5,921.98 ft, based on 7 years of readings, so the lake level is 3.61 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 5,921.96 ft, a difference of −3.59 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 5,918.36 ft and 5,918.43 ft.

Lakes and reservoirs often sit lower in fall after a summer of evaporation and use, and recover with winter rain and spring snowmelt.

Compared with 7 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 5,921.98 ft3.61 ft below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 5,916.74 ft – 5,924.31 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)
Same day last year: 5,921.96 ft−3.59 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 5,918.36 ft – 5,918.43 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 5,918.36 ft – 5,923.37 ft

Swimming and boating at Bear Lake at State Park Marina near Garden City

Low water changes a lake fast for boaters. Some ramps get shorter or close, docks may be moved, and rocks and sandbars that are usually well under the surface come within reach of a prop.

If you swim, pick a spot with an easy way out, and remember that drop-offs move as the level changes.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 62° 46° – Wind 7 mph

21 Wed 64° 48° – Wind 11 mph

22 Thu 59° 47° 0.52 in, 61% Wind 12 mph

23 Fri 53° 42° 0.55 in, 92% Wind 12 mph

24 Sat 54° 39° – Wind 4 mph

25 Sun 57° 39° – Wind 6 mph

26 Mon 56° 39° – Wind 6 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:46 AM Sunset 06:36 PM Daylight 10 hr, 51 min Waxing gibbous 73%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Cache Highline Canal near Logan, UtahCanal gauge, Cache Highline Canal	0.0 cfs	Low	±0	24 mi
Bear River below Smiths Fork, near CokevilleRiver gauge, Bear River	2.39 ft	Below flood stage	±0	24 mi
Bear River at BorderRiver gauge, Bear River	0.88 ft	Below flood stage	+0.01 ft	24 mi
Com F Logan River above St D and Cache Hl Can near LoganRiver gauge, Com F Logan River	88.5 cfs	Very low	±0	25 mi
Logan River above State Dam, near LoganRiver gauge, Logan River	2.55 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	25 mi
Big Creek near RandolphRiver gauge, Big Creek	3.7 cfs	Low	±0	26 mi
Bear River near SmithfieldRiver gauge, Bear River	398 cfs	Low	−2.0 cfs	26 mi
Bear River at Idaho-Utah State LineRiver gauge, Bear River	9.05 ft	Below flood stage	−0.04 ft	27 mi

Questions and answers

Is Bear Lake at State Park Marina near Garden City higher than last year?

No, it is 3.59 ft lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 5,921.96 ft.

What is a normal level for Bear Lake at State Park Marina near Garden City in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 5,921.98 ft. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 5,916.74 ft and 5,924.31 ft, based on 7 years of records.

Is Bear Lake at State Park Marina near Garden City really 5,918.37 ft deep?

No. 5,918.37 ft is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Bear Lake at State Park Marina near Garden City today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 08:15 PM MDT, the surface elevation was 5,918.37 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Bear Lake at State Park Marina near Garden City rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.06 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Bear Lake at State Park Marina near Garden City normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 7 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:10055000 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 41.96592, -111.39818 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Surface elevation	5,918.37 ft	2026-10-21 02:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Bear Lake at State Park Marina near Garden City (usgs:10055000). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/utah/bear-lake-at-state-park-marina-near-garden-city

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