Bear Creek (Middle Fork Grand River tributary)

Bear Creek is a stream in Gentry and Worth counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Middle Fork Grand River.[2]

The stream headwaters arise in Worth County at 40°28′31″N 94°29′25″W[1] and an elevation of approximately 1080 feet.[3] The stream flows south-southeast passing west of Worth into Gentry County to its confluence with the Middle Fork at 40°21′16″N 94°25′29″W at an elevation of 873 feet.[1] The confluence is approximately one mile north of Gentry.[2]

Bear Creek received its name from a pioneer incident in which a bear was killed near its course.[4]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek (Middle Fork Grand River tributary)
  2. Gentry, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1985
  3. Grant City, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
  4. "Worth County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.


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