5912.86 ft Bear Lake (UP L) datum
level 10.8 ft below full pool — typical for mid-August
Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 10055000) and updates live when you load this page.
Bear Lake through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1980–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.
This year vs the years that matter
This year's trace against last year and the driest and wettest years on record — the drought-context question every lake regular asks.
- 1983 (wettest on record)
- 2004 (driest on record)
- 2025 (last year)
- 2026 (this year)
Full pool, datum, and the gauge
"Full pool" here means the conservation pool — the level the lake is designed to hold for water supply and recreation, not the flood-control space above it. The full explainer covers flood pool and dead pool too.
| Full pool | 5923.65 ft Bear Lake (UP L) datum · per PacifiCorp (storage) / Utah & Idaho State Parks full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Gauge | USGS gauge 10055000 · U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System |
| Datum | Bear Lake (UP L) datum — DATUM TRAP: use param 00062 (traditional Bear Lake/UP&L datum, 5,912.84 now) which matches the 5,923.65 full-pool convention; the same site's 62615 NAVD88 series reads ~6.9 ft higher (5,919.73) - do not mix. |
| Last verified | August 15, 2026 |
LakeDates reports lake level, not ramp status. Whether a given ramp or marina is usable at this level varies ramp by ramp — call the marina before you tow.
Quick answers
How full is Bear Lake right now?
Bear Lake is at 5912.86 ft (Bear Lake (UP L) datum) as of August 14, 2026 — 10.8 ft below full pool — typical for mid-August
Is Bear Lake full?
Not quite — at 5912.86 ft, Bear Lake is 10.8 ft below its full pool of 5923.65 ft (Bear Lake (UP L) datum).
What is full pool for Bear Lake?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Bear Lake is 5923.65 ft Bear Lake (UP L) datum, per PacifiCorp (storage) / Utah & Idaho State Parks full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.