Bear Creek (Mississippi River tributary)

Bear Creek is a stream in Marion and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Mississippi River. The creek enters the Mississippi on the southeast side of Hannibal.Hannibal East, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1971

Bear Creek was named for the fact bears were hunted there by pioneer citizens.

See also List of rivers of Missouri

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