Bee Fork (West Fork Black River)
Bee Fork is a stream in Reynolds County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the West Fork Black River.
The stream headwaters arise just southeast of Bunker adjacent to Missouri Route 72 at 37°26′45″N 91°11′53″W / 37.4458797°N 91.1981866°W and it flows east for approximately ten miles to its confluence with West Fork approximately two miles northwest of Centerville at 37°27′36″N 90°59′07″W / 37.4600476°N 90.985402°W.
Bee Fork was so named due to the presence of honeybees in the area.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bee Fork (West Fork Black River tributary)
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed, 1998, pp. 55-6 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Reynolds County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.