Bear Creek (Castor River tributary)

Bear Creek
Tributary to Castor River (Upper)
Bear Creek; Tributary to Castor River (Upper)
	Location of Bear Creek mouth Bear Creek (Castor River tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Counties	Wayne; Bollinger
Physical characteristics
Source	Wilmore Creek divide
• location	about 3 miles southeast of Wilkinson Mountain
• coordinates	37°16′28.19″N 090°22′56.41″W / 37.2744972°N 90.3823361°W
• elevation	812 ft (247 m)
Mouth	Castor River
• location	about 2 miles south of Factory Pond
• coordinates	37°09′47.19″N 090°12′6.38″W / 37.1631083°N 90.2017722°W
• elevation	384 ft (117 m)
Length	21.00 mi (33.80 km)
Basin size	85.43 square miles (221.3 km2)
Discharge
• location	Castor River
• average	134.40 cu ft/s (3.806 m3/s) at mouth with Castor River
Basin features
Progression	Castor River → Headwater Diversion Channel → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Castor River
Tributaries
• left	McCabe Creek; Andys Creek
• right	West Fork Bear Creek; Goose Creek; Barnes Creek
Bridges	County Road 207A, MO 34, County Road C (x2)

Bear Creek is a stream in Bollinger and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1] It is a tributary of the Castor River.

The stream headwaters are in northern Wayne County southeast of Coldwater and the confluence with the Castor River is in western Bollinger County northwest of the community of Gipsy.^[1]^[4]

Bear Creek was so named on account of bears in the area.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek (Castor River tributary)
^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 57 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
^ "Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.

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[gnis-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek (Castor River tributary)

[geoviewer-2] "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 11, 2023.

[watershed-3] "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 11 January 2023.

[4] Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 57 ISBN 0-89933-224-2

[5] "Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.

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Bear Creek Tributary to Castor River (Upper)
Location of Bear Creek mouth Show map of Missouri Bear Creek (Castor River tributary) (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Counties	Wayne Bollinger
Physical characteristics

Source	Wilmore Creek divide
• location	about 3 miles southeast of Wilkinson Mountain
• coordinates	37°16′28.19″N 090°22′56.41″W / 37.2744972°N 90.3823361°W / 37.2744972; -90.3823361^[1]
• elevation	812 ft (247 m)^[1]

Mouth	Castor River
• location	about 2 miles south of Factory Pond
• coordinates	37°09′47.19″N 090°12′6.38″W / 37.1631083°N 90.2017722°W / 37.1631083; -90.2017722^[1]
• elevation	384 ft (117 m)^[1]
Length	21.00 mi (33.80 km)^[2]
Basin size	85.43 square miles (221.3 km²)^[3]

Discharge
• location	Castor River
• average	134.40 cu ft/s (3.806 m³/s) at mouth with Castor River^[3]

Basin features
Progression	Castor River → Headwater Diversion Channel → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Castor River
Tributaries
• left	McCabe Creek Andys Creek
• right	West Fork Bear Creek Goose Creek Barnes Creek
Bridges	County Road 207A, MO 34, County Road C (x2)

Bear Creek (Castor River tributary)

See also

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