Bear Creek (Deepwater Creek tributary) explained

Bear Creek is a stream in Henry County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Deepwater Creek.

The stream headwaters arise in the southwest corner of Henry County about 2.5 miles north of Appleton City (at 38.2283°N -94.0353°W) at an elevation of about 920feet adjacent to Missouri Route KK. Tke stream flows northeast to east passing under Missouri Route 52 south and then again east of Montrose to its confluence with Deepwater Creek southeast of La Due (at 38.2936°N -93.8647°W) at an elevation of 712feet.^[1]

Bear Creek most likely was named for the bears in the area.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Missouri

Notes and References

1. Appleton City, MO, (1981); Monegaw Springs NW, MO (1960, 1982 rev); Montrose, MO (1953, 1982 rev); and Clinton South, MO (1953, 1982 rev); 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS
2. Web site: Henry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 4 October 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071131/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_henry.html . 24 June 2016 .