Bear Creek (Castor River tributary)
Stream in Missouri, U.S.
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Bear Creek is a stream in Bollinger and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Castor River.
| Bear Creek Tributary to Castor River (Upper) | |
|---|---|
  Location of Bear Creek mouth  Bear Creek (Castor River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| Counties | Wayne Bollinger |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Wilmore Creek divide |
| • location | about 3 miles southeast of Wilkinson Mountain |
| • coordinates | 37°16′28.19″N 90°22′56.41″W[1] |
| • elevation | 812 ft (247 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Castor River |
• location | about 2 miles south of Factory Pond |
• coordinates | 37°09′47.19″N 90°12′6.38″W[1] |
• elevation | 384 ft (117 m)[1] |
| Length | 21.00 mi (33.80 km)[2] |
Basin size | 85.43 square miles (221.3 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Castor River |
| • average | 134.40 cu ft/s (3.806 m3/s) at mouth with Castor River[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Castor River → Headwater Diversion Channel → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Castor River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | McCabe Creek Andys Creek |
| • right | West Fork Bear Creek Goose Creek Barnes Creek |
| Bridges | County Road 207A, MO 34, County Road C (x2) |
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.[1][4]
Bear Creek was so named on account of bears in the area.[5]
