Bear Bay is a lake in Covington County, Alabama. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEM and shown on this page as reported.

Bear Bay

Covington County, Alabama704 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from ADEM for this lake.

Area

704 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

7.5 mi

Measured length

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Bear Bay in Covington County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 704 acres.

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Bear Bay is a 704-acre lake in Covington County, Alabama.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEM. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Bear Bay is safe to swim in today is a call for the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Bear Bay

These are the measurements ADEM publishes for Bear Bay, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Surface area

704 acres

Shoreline

7.5 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Bear Bay, so its depth is not documented here.

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Nearby Lakes in Covington County

Blue Lake5.1 miView →Open Pond5.4 miView →Ptac Lake3.6 ft clear · Eutrophic—View →Willow Wood Pond—View →Craw Pond—View →Thomas Pond—View →

Frequently asked questions about Bear Bay

Where is Bear Bay?: Bear Bay is a lake in Covington County, Alabama. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEM and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bear Bay?: Bear Bay in Covington County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 704 acres.
Is Bear Bay safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.