| Bear Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Castor River (Upper) |
| Pushpin Map: | Missouri#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Bear Creek mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Missouri |
| Subdivision Type3: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name3: | Wayne Bollinger |
| Length: | 21miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Castor River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 134.4cuft/s at mouth with Castor River[2] |
| Source1: | Wilmore Creek divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 3 miles southeast of Wilkinson Mountain |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 37.2745°N -90.3823°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 812feet |
| Mouth: | Castor River |
| Mouth Location: | about 2 miles south of Factory Pond |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 37.1631°N -90.2018°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 384feet |
| Progression: | Castor River → Headwater Diversion Channel → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River System: | Castor River |
| Tributaries Left: | McCabe Creek Andys Creek |
| Tributaries Right: | West Fork Bear Creek Goose Creek Barnes Creek |
| Bridges: | County Road 207A, MO 34, County Road C (x2) |
Bear Creek is a stream in Bollinger and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Castor River.
The stream headwaters are in northern Wayne County southeast of Coldwater and the confluence with the Castor River is in western Bollinger County northwest of the community of Gipsy.[3]
Bear Creek was so named on account of bears in the area.[4]