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Bear Creek Reservoir Water Level

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Bear Creek Reservoir

Bear Creek Reservoir is currently 0.5 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 575.5 feet.

575.48 ft · Updated 5 hours ago · Tennessee Valley Authority

Current level

575.48ft

−0.52 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.15 ft

Previous readingOct 4575.73 ft

7-day change

Down 0.69 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.63 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
575.48 ft
24h
-0.15 ft
7d
-0.69 ft
30d
-0.63 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Bear Creek Reservoir is currently 575.48 ft, 0.52 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 0.69 ft over the past 7 days and 0.63 ft over the past 30 days.

Bear Creek Reservoir Level Details

Reference elevations, recent daily readings, data sources, and answers to common questions.

Conditions & Reference

Level status

0.52 ft below full pool

Current level
575.48 ft
Full pool
576 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
TVA

Reference levels

  • Full pool576 ft
  • Flood stage602 ft

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally dry (D0), not official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Watershed drought conditions

Cullman County, AL

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The surrounding county is abnormally dry, which is not official drought.. Trend: Worsening compared with last week. Official drought no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

Compared with last week

Official drought

No

Current conditions are classified as Abnormally Dry (D0), which is not considered official drought.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 29, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Cullman County, AL

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 5, 2026575.58-0.15
Oct 4, 2026575.73-0.14
Oct 3, 2026575.87-0.15
Oct 2, 2026576.02-0.14
Oct 1, 2026576.16-0.1
Sep 30, 2026576.26-0.01
Sep 29, 2026576.270

Common questions about Bear Creek Reservoir’s water level

  • The current water level at Bear Creek Reservoir is 575.48 ft (updated 5 hours ago). You can track the Bear Creek Reservoir lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Bear Creek Reservoir is 576 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Bear Creek Reservoir lake level is falling — falling about 0.69 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Bear Creek Reservoir is currently 0.52 ft below full pool.

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Definitions for pool targets, datums, and how elevation readings are labeled.

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