The Bear River: A tale of 3 states, 1 river

SALT LAKE CITY — The unusual thing about the Bear River isn't that it begins and ends in Utah, or that it crosses the boundaries of states five times, or even that it is the only river in North America continent that doesn't empty into an ocean.These characteristics may distinguish the 500-mile-long river, but the stunning fact about the Bear River is that its managed by three states in relative harmony, absent any volatile water wars.States fight each other with regularity over water reso