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Bear Branch (Black River tributary)

Coordinates: 37°19′19″N 90°45′49″W / 37.32194°N 90.76361°W / 37.32194; -90.76361
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Bear Branch is a stream in Iron and Reynolds counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Black River.

The stream headwaters arise in Iron County at 37°21′52″N 90°44′50″W / 37.36444°N 90.74722°W / 37.36444; -90.74722 and the stream flows southwest to its confluence in Reynolds County with the Black River at 37°19′19″N 90°45′49″W / 37.32194°N 90.76361°W / 37.32194; -90.76361.[1] 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.[2]

Bear Branch was named for the bears along its course.[3]

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Branch (Black River tributary)
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 56, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)