Bear Creek is a stream in Richland and Sauk counties, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.[1] It is a tributary of the Wisconsin River.
Bear Creek was named from the bears seen there by early settlers.[2] The creek lends its name to the town of Bear Creek, Sauk County, Wisconsin.[3]
See also
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edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek (Wisconsin River tributary)
- ^ Cole, Harry Ellsworth (1918). A Standard History of Sauk County, Wisconsin. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 407.
- ^ Cole, Henry Ellsworth (1912). Baraboo and Other Place Names in Sauk County, Wisconsin. Baraboo News Publishing Company. p. 20.
43°11′49″N 90°15′14″W / 43.19694°N 90.25389°W
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