Bear Creek (Castor River Tributary)
Bear Creek is a stream in Bollinger and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. 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.
Bear Creek was so named on account of bears in the area.
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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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