Bear Branch (Bear Creek tributary)

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Bear Branch is a stream in Linn and Sullivan counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of Bear Creek.

Bear Branch was named for the bears near its course. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Branch (Bear Creek tributary)
  2. "Linn County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.

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