Bear Creek (Kansas)

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Bear Creek
Bear Creek (Kansas)
Location
Country United States
State Kansas
Region High Plains
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationWestern Baca County, High Plains, Colorado, United States
 • coordinates 37°22′05″N102°59′59″W / 37.36806°N 102.99972°W / 37.36806; -102.99972 [1]
 • elevation3,051 ft (930 m)
Mouth Arkansas River
 • location
Near Lakin, Kansas, United States
 • coordinates
 37°50′42″N101°19′21″W / 37.84500°N 101.32250°W / 37.84500; -101.32250 [1]
 • elevation
93 ft (28 m) [1]
Basin features
River system Arkansas River watershed

Bear Creek is a tributary of the Arkansas River and has its headwaters in Baca County, Colorado. [1] It flows through Baca County into Kansas and through Stanton and Grant Counties and into Kearny County where it converges with the Arkansas River about 8 miles southwest of Lakin, Kansas.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bear Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1978-10-13. Retrieved 2013-08-17.


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