Bear Creek (Rocky Fork Creek tributary)

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Bear Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
State Missouri
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates 39°02′36″N92°16′13″W / 39.04333°N 92.27028°W / 39.04333; -92.27028
Mouth  
 • coordinates
 38°59′39″N92°22′42″W / 38.99417°N 92.37833°W / 38.99417; -92.37833
 • elevation
587 feet

Bear Creek is a stream in Boone County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of Rocky Fork Creek. Bear Creek is approximately 6 miles long.

According to tradition, Bear Creek was named for an incident when a bear entered a pioneer family's cabin near the creek. [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek (Rocky Fork Creek tributary)
  2. ↑ "Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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