THE BEAR CREEK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Blufflands and Coulees setting.
Bear Creek town has 49.6 square miles of land in Sauk County. Its Census reference point is in Blufflands and Coulees, within Driftless Area.
Deeply cut valleys divide a bedrock plateau with windblown soil on many uplands. Glaciers had less influence here than in neighboring regions, leaving a distinctly hilly landscape.
Regional context: Driftless Area ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Bear Creek and Sauk County
Bear Creek is associated with Sauk County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Bear Creek by land and water
The Census records 0.03 square miles of water within Bear Creek, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 2 percentage points lower than the 2.1% recorded for Sauk County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bear Creek town has 1.4 times the land area of nearby Ithaca town (36 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

