Where is Bear Creek Reservoir?

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

Bear Creek Reservoir

Franklin County, Alabama654 acresView map Directions

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

Area

654 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

45.3 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Bear Creek Reservoir in Franklin County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 654 acres.

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Bear Creek Reservoir is a 654-acre lake in Franklin 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. Bear Creek Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Bear Creek Reservoir 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 Creek Reservoir

These are the measurements ADEM publishes for Bear Creek Reservoir, 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

654 acres

Shoreline

45.3 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Bear Creek Reservoir is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit AL06030006-0104-101 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Bear Creek Reservoir

Where is Bear Creek Reservoir?: Bear Creek Reservoir is a lake in Franklin County, Alabama. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEM and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bear Creek Reservoir?: Bear Creek Reservoir in Franklin County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 654 acres.
Is Bear Creek Reservoir safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Bear Creek Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.