Bear Creek (Castor River)

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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.

Stream A body of surface water flowing down a channel

A stream is a body of water with surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel. The stream encompasses surface and groundwater fluxes that respond to geological, geomorphological, hydrological and biotic controls.

Bollinger County, Missouri U.S. county in Missouri

Bollinger County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the county's population was 12,363. The county seat is Marble Hill. The county was officially organized in 1851.

Wayne County, Missouri U.S. county in Missouri

Wayne County is a county located in the Ozark foothills in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,521. The county seat is Greenville. The county was officially organized on December 11, 1818, and is named after General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, who served in the American Revolution.

The stream headwaters are in northern Wayne County southeast of Coldwater at 37°16′28″N90°22′56″W / 37.27444°N 90.38222°W / 37.27444; -90.38222 and the confluence with the Castor River is in western Bollinger County northwest of the community of Gipsy at 37°09′47″N90°12′06″W / 37.16306°N 90.20167°W / 37.16306; -90.20167 Coordinates: 37°09′47″N90°12′06″W / 37.16306°N 90.20167°W / 37.16306; -90.20167 . [1] [2]

Coldwater, Missouri Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States

Coldwater is an unincorporated community in northern Wayne County, Missouri, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 67, approximately seventeen miles south of Fredericktown.

Confluence Meeting of two or more bodies of flowing water

In geography, a confluence occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join together to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river ; or where two streams meet to become the source of a river of a new name ; or where two separated channels of a river rejoin at the downstream end.

Gipsy, Missouri unincorporated community in Missouri

Gipsy is an unincorporated community in the northwestern part of Wayne Township in the western part of Bollinger County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route E, fourteen miles southwest of Marble Hill on Lick Log Creek.

Bear Creek was so named on account of bears in the area. [3]

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Malone Creek is a stream in southern Bollinger County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The stream is a tributary of the Castor River within the Castor River Diversion Channel.

Slagle Creek is a stream in Bollinger and Wayne Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Brush Creek.

Summers Creek is a stream in Bollinger County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Crooked Creek.

Trace Creek is a stream in Bollinger County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Castor River.

Big Creek is a stream in southern Madison and northeastern Wayne counties the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Castor River.

Whitener Creek is a stream in western Bollinger and southeastern Madison counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Castor River.

Mosby Creek is a stream in southeastern Pettis County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary to Anderson Branch which is in turn a tributary of Walnut Creek. Sedalia is approximately nine miles to the north.

Bear Creek is a stream in northwestern St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Big River.

Pinery Creek is a stream in Washington County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Little Indian Creek.

Barnes Creek is a stream in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Bear Creek.

Goose Creek is a stream in northeastern Wayne County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Bear Creek.

Gribler Creek is a stream in Bollinger and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of McGee Creek.

McCabe Creek is a stream in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary to Bear Creek.

Turkey Creek is a stream in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Castor River.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek (Castor River)
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 57 ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "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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