Bear Creek (Middle Fork Grand River tributary)

Bear Creek is a stream in Gentry and Worth counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Middle Fork Grand River.[2]

The stream headwaters arise in Worth County at 40°28′31″N 94°29′25″W / 40.47528°N 94.49028°W / 40.47528; -94.49028[1] and an elevation of approximately 1080 feet.[3] The stream flows south-southeast passing west of Worth into Gentry County to its confluence with the Middle Fork at 40°21′16″N 94°25′29″W / 40.35444°N 94.42472°W / 40.35444; -94.42472 at an elevation of 873 feet.[1] The confluence is approximately one mile north of Gentry.[2]

Bear Creek received its name from a pioneer incident in which a bear was killed near its course.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek (Middle Fork Grand River tributary)
  2. ^ a b Gentry, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1985
  3. ^ Grant City, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
  4. ^ "Worth County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.


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