Fishing Near Russellville, Alabama
2 lakes nearest Russellville, drawn from the Atlas lake directory.
Little Bear Creek Reservoir
A TVA flood-control impoundment on Little Bear Creek, closed in 1976 and sitting entirely in Franklin County — clear, infertile water, a protective slot limit that makes this fishery work, and the Bear Creek system's most cabin-friendly lake.
1,560 acres at full pool acresMax depth N/A
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Cedar Creek Reservoir
A TVA flood-control impoundment on Cedar Creek in Franklin County — ninety-six-foot earthen dam completed in 1979, nine miles of rock-cut shoreline, and the scenic big-water pool of the Bear Creek system anchored by Slickrock Campground. Not to be confused with the much larger Texas reservoir of the same name.
4,200 acres at full pool (per BCDA Slickrock profile) — the largest of the four Bear Creek Lakes per TVA acresMax depth N/A
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