Bee Fork (West Fork Black River tributary)

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Bee Fork is a stream in Reynolds County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the West Fork Black River.

The stream headwaters arise just southeast of Bunker adjacent to Missouri Route 72 at 37°26′45″N91°11′53″W / 37.4458797°N 91.1981866°W / 37.4458797; -91.1981866 and it flows east for approximately ten miles to its confluence with West Fork approximately two miles northwest of Centerville at 37°27′36″N90°59′07″W / 37.4600476°N 90.985402°W / 37.4600476; -90.985402 . [1] [2]

Bee Fork was so named due to the presence of honeybees in the area. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bee Fork (West Fork Black River tributary)
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed, 1998, pp. 55-6 ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. "Reynolds County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.