Bear Creek Lake
Carbon County, Pennsylvania129 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from PA DEP for this lake.
Bear Creek Lake in Carbon County, Pennsylvania has water-quality measurements published by PA DEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 129 acres.
Bear Creek Lake is a 129-acre lake in Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, PA DEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Bear Creek Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Bear Creek Lake
These are the measurements PA DEP publishes for Bear Creek Lake, 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
129 acres
Shoreline
2.8 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Bear Creek Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Bear Creek Lake
Where is Bear Creek Lake?
- Bear Creek Lake is a lake in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. Its water-quality measurements are published by PA DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bear Creek Lake?
- Bear Creek Lake in Carbon County, Pennsylvania has water-quality measurements published by PA DEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 129 acres.
Is Bear Creek Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Bear Creek Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.