Cedar Creek Reservoir
Franklin County, Alabama4,063 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from ADEM for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 80 ft max depth
Cedar Creek Reservoir in Franklin County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 80 ft. Surface area: 4063 acres.
Cedar Creek Reservoir is a 4,063-acre lake in Franklin County, Alabama with a maximum depth of 80 feet (15-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEM. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Cedar Creek Reservoir is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water80 ft surveyed max depth
- Big water4,063 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Cedar Creek Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Cedar 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.
Water quality measurements for Cedar Creek Reservoir
These are the measurements ADEM publishes for Cedar 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
Max depth
80 ft
Average depth
15 ft
Surface area
4,063 acres
Shoreline
66.2 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Cedar 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
Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit AL06030006-0203-101 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Cedar Creek Reservoir
Where is Cedar Creek Reservoir?
- Cedar 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 Cedar Creek Reservoir?
- Cedar Creek Reservoir in Franklin County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 80 ft. Surface area: 4063 acres.
Is Cedar Creek Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Cedar Creek Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Cedar Creek Reservoir?
- Cedar Creek Reservoir has a maximum depth of 80 feet and an average depth of 15 feet. The lake covers 4063 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Cedar Creek Reservoir come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database