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Bear Creek Reservoir
Location of Bear Creek Reservoir in Alabama, USA.
Location of Bear Creek Reservoir in Alabama, USA.
Bear Creek Reservoir
Location in Alabama
Location of Bear Creek Reservoir in Alabama, USA.
Location of Bear Creek Reservoir in Alabama, USA.
Bear Creek Reservoir
Location in the United States
Location Franklin County, Alabama
Coordinates 34°23′55″N 87°59′16″W / 34.39861°N 87.98778°W / 34.39861; -87.98778
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Bear Creek
Primary outflows Bear Creek
Basin countries United States

The Bear Creek Reservoir is a reservoir located in Franklin County, Alabama, along Bear Creek. Bear Creek Dam is one of four Tennessee Valley Authority dams in the area, 68 feet (21 m) high, creating a maximum flood control capacity of 37,800 acre-feet (47 million cubic meters). No hydroelectric power is generated here.

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