Quick answer
For water damage in Laketown, UT, shut off your main valve first, or turn off the well pump breaker if you are on a private well. For town water problems, call the Town of Laketown at 435-946-9000. Then call a water damage restoration company; drying should start within 24 to 48 hours. A Utah insurance rule gives insurers 15 days to acknowledge a claim.
Do this first
Local water and sewer lines.
The town office at 10 North 200 East is open Monday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For homes on septic, the Bear River Health Department line is on the North Logan page.
- Shut off the water. Shut off the main valve where the line enters the house. For a town water problem, call the Town of Laketown at 435-946-9000 during office hours.
- Make it safe and document it. Cut power to wet rooms from a dry spot, photograph the damage, then report the claim.
- Start drying within 24 to 48 hours. Many Bear Lake cabins sit empty in winter. Shut off the main and drain lines before you leave, so a split pipe cannot run for weeks.
The NOAA station at Laketown averages about 190 nights a year at or below freezing, with the last freeze after May 28 in half of years.
What to know about water damage in Laketown
190
Nights a year at or below 32°F at the NOAA Laketown station, with about 89 at or below 20°F.
Freezes and precipitation
The NOAA weather station at Laketown averages 189.8 nights a year at or below 32°F and 89.4 at or below 20°F. In half of years the first freeze comes by September 24 and the last one after May 28. Pipes in outside walls, unheated basements, and crawlspaces are the first to split. It also averages 14.9 inches of precipitation a year, counting melted snow, with about 0.9 days of an inch or more.
Settled in 1864
Laketown was settled in 1864, part of the Bear Lake colonization Apostle Charles C. Rich began in 1863. Early settlers built irrigation ditches to farm.
Source: Town of Laketown history
First in Rich County
Historian Robert E. Parson wrote that Laketown was the first white settlement in Rich County, with a fort built in 1867. Nehemiah Weston started a sawmill and a gristmill.
Town water
The Town of Laketown runs its own water service and updated its water service application in May 2026.
Bear Lake shore
Laketown sits on the south shore of Bear Lake, whose turquoise water has earned it the nickname the Caribbean of the Rockies. Boating, fishing, and camping draw summer visitors.
Source: Town of Laketown history
Homes in Laketown
The median home dates to 1988, and about 46% were built before 1980. About 97% are owner-occupied, with a median value near $405,600.
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Cost and insurance in Laketown
How much does water damage restoration cost in Laketown?
Most jobs run $450 to $16,000 (Angi). Lake or snowmelt water that comes in from outside is a flood claim, which needs separate flood insurance. Lake cabins with knotty pine paneling and crawlspaces need the crawlspace dried too, and paneling may need to come off to reach wet insulation behind it.
Water removal and restoration in Laketown
The company that answers handles burst pipes in empty cabins, septic backups, snowmelt seepage, water heater failures, and supply line leaks, plus burst pipes, appliance leaks, drying, and septic backups.
Laketown questions
Who do I call about Laketown town water?
The Town of Laketown, at 435-946-9000, Monday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Who handles irrigation water in Laketown?
Laketown Irrigation, at 435-890-6456.
When was Laketown settled?
In 1864, on the south shore of Bear Lake.
When is the last freeze in Laketown?
At the Laketown station, the last freeze comes after May 28 in half of years.
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