Upper Bear Creek Reservoir real estate is regarded as a beautiful, but lesser known, market in Alabama for lake homes and lake lots.
Upper Bear Creek Reservoir Real Estate
Upper Bear Creek Reservoir, AlabamaUpper Bear Creek Reservoir real estate is regarded as a beautiful, but lesser known, market in Alabama for lake homes and lake lots. |
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Upper Bear Creek Reservoir was impounded in 1978 and holds 1850 acres of water at full pool.
Conveniently located near the town of Bear Creek, Alabama and in the corners of Franklin, Winston, and Marion Counties.
It is about an hour and a half from either Birmingham or Huntsville-Madison County International Airports.
Upper Bear Creek Dam is 85 feet high and 1,515 feet long. It is not a hydroelectric facility and has no power generators.
Upper Bear Creek Reservoir extends 14 miles upstream from the dam. It is 30 miles from Upper Bear Creek Dam downstream to Bear Creek Reservoir, next lake in the four lake chain.
Trophy-sized black bass are very abundant in this lake, along with crappie, catfish and bream.
With several public boat ramps along the shoreline, you can be assured you will find the perfect place to launch off.
The Bear Creek area is popular with all types of boaters, including canoeists and kayakers. The Bear Creek Floatway, which flows from Upper Bear Creek Dam into Bear Creek Reservoir, is a popular spot for teaching first-timers to negotiate rapids and work with the current.
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State: Alabama Counties: Franklin County, Marion County, Winston County Alternate lake name: Upper Bear Creek Lake Operated/Managed by: Tennessee Valley Authority Year built/completed: 1978 Is the lake in the mountains: No Ownership: Public | Acreage covered: 1,850 Shoreline part of national forest or park: None Shoreline part of state park: None |
Upper Bear Creek Reservoir Restrictions
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Condos available: No Number of public boat ramps: 4 |
MajorBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport 5900 Messer Airport Hwy, Birmingham, AL 35212 97 miles away | MinorTuscaloose Regional Airport 7601 R Cardinal Airport Rd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 82 miles away |
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Upper Bear Creek Reservoir was impounded in 1978 and holds 1850 acres of water at full pool. Conveniently located near the town of Bear Creek and in the corners of Franklin, Winston, and Marion Counties, it is about an hour and a half from either Birmingham or Huntsville-Madison County International Airports.
It is 30 miles from Upper Bear Creek Dam to Bear Creek Reservoir. Trophy sized black bass are very abundant in this lake, along with crappie, catfish and bream. With several public boat ramps along the shoreline, you can be assured you will find the perfect place to launch off.
State: Alabama Counties: Franklin County, Marion County, Winston County Alternate lake name: Upper Bear Creek Lake Operated/Managed by: Tennessee Valley Authority Year built/completed: 1978 Is the lake in the mountains: No Ownership: Public | Acreage covered: 1,850 Shoreline part of national forest or park: None Shoreline part of state park: None |
Upper Bear Creek Reservoir Restrictions
| Hospital nearest Upper Bear Creek Reservoir
|
Condos available: No Number of public boat ramps: 4 |
MajorBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport 5900 Messer Airport Hwy, Birmingham, AL 35212 97 miles away | MinorTuscaloose Regional Airport 7601 R Cardinal Airport Rd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 82 miles away |
TVA Operating Information
Water release information and schedule |
Marinas
Golf Courses
|
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