Bear Creek is a stream in Miller County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Osage River.
The stream headwaters arise on the north side of a ridge about two miles north of Brumley (at 38°07′10″N 92°29′20″W / 38.11944°N 92.48889°W[1]) at an elevation of about 840 ft (260 m).[2] The stream flows northwest to north passing the old community of Blackmer to its confluence with the Osage adjacent to Wolf Creek (at 38°11′33″N 92°30′58″W / 38.19250°N 92.51611°W) at an elevation of 554 ft (169 m).[1][3]
Bear Creek was so named due to frequent sightings of bears near its course.[4]
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edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek (Osage River tributary)
- ^ Brumley, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1987
- ^ Bagnell, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
- ^ "Miller County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
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