Bear Creek (Castor River tributary)

Stream in Missouri, USA

Bear Creek

Tributary to Castor River (Upper)

Location of Bear Creek mouth

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Bear Creek (Castor River tributary) (the United States)

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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 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]

## See also

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* List of rivers of Missouri

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek (Castor River tributary)
2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
3. ^ a b "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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