Bear Branch is a stream in Iron and Reynolds counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Black River.
The stream headwaters arise in Iron County at 37.3644°N -90.7472°W and the stream flows southwest to its confluence in Reynolds County with the Black River at 37.3219°N -90.7636°W. The source area for the stream is southwest of Annapolis and the stream flows parallel to Missouri Route K to join the Black at the north end of Clearwater Lake.[1]
Bear Branch was named for the bears along its course.[2]