Bear Creek Lake
Jackson County, North Carolina438 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NC DEQ for this lake.
Bear Creek Lake in Jackson County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 438 acres.
Bear Creek Lake is a 438-acre lake in Jackson County, North Carolina.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NCDEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Bear Creek Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping1 public campground nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
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 North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 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 NC DEQ 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
438 acres
Shoreline
15.3 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Bear Creek Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Bear Creek Lake
- Balsam Lake Lodge4.8 kmReserve
Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes
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Frequently asked questions about Bear Creek Lake
Where is Bear Creek Lake?
- Bear Creek Lake is a lake in Jackson County, North Carolina. Its water-quality measurements are published by NC DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bear Creek Lake?
- Bear Creek Lake in Jackson County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 438 acres.
Is Bear Creek Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Bear Creek Lake?
- Bear Creek Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Balsam Lake Lodge. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.
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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.
Other records on this page
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles