Bear Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1] It is a tributary to the Des Moines River.

Bear Creek was named from a pioneer incident when hunter killed a bear near its course.[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek (Des Moines River tributary)
  2. ↑ Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 87.

41°58′37″N 93°54′08″W / 41.97694°N 93.90222°W / 41.97694; -93.90222

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