Bear Creek is a stream in northwestern St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Big River.
The stream headwaters arise in the Terre du Lac recreation community west of Bonne Terre at 37°55′06″N 90°37′12″W / 37.91833°N 90.62000°W and the stream flows north passing under Missouri Route 47 and on to its confluence with the Big River at 37°58′58″N 90°36′09″W / 37.98278°N 90.60250°W.[1][2]
According to tradition, bear wallows in the area account for the name.[3]
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edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek (Big River tributary)
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 48 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
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