Page 63 - Bear River News Today

Staff Writer

Across the state, it will be a splendid day mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies as daytime highs climb close to our seasonal averages.

With the turn of a wheel, 650 million gallons of water a day will eventually travel from Willard Bay to the ailing Great Salt Lake.

The way that the West is (largely) winning the battle of the drought is staggering, climatology experts agreed during the 2023 Western Drought Webinar May 9. Extremely heavy snowfall this past winter was followed by unusually cold spring temperatures which stopped the threat of...

NEWRY — The warrant for Newry Annual Town Meeting has been posted. The numbers are up from last year, said Town Manager Loretta Powers, since the Simonds Brook Bridge needs repair at an estimated cost of  $200,000 If the town votes to keep the Newry Church and make improvements the estimate for renovation is $210,000. […]

As Utah temperatures rise over the next few days, so will the chance of flooding as the state’s record snowpack melts — with flood warnings already in effect in some areas, according to the National Weather Service.

A flood advisory was put in place for the Ogden River on Thursday after minor flooding caused road issues in the area.

The Weber Basin Water Conservancy District used its “flood” rights to alleviate strain on the Weber River and help the lake at the same time.

Residents in Woodruff, in Rich County, were under a flood warning as the Bear River ran high, with two nearby reservoirs spilling over Tuesday.

An aerial tour of Great Salt Lake shows water flowing from the Bear River and replenishing the lake, providing much need respite to ecosystem.