Bear Creek is a stream in Gentry and Worth counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the Middle Fork Grand River. [2]
The stream headwaters arise in Worth County at 40°28′31″N 94°29′25″W / 40.47528°N 94.49028°W [1] and an elevation of approximately 1080 feet. [3] The stream flows south-southeast passing west of Worth into Gentry County to its confluence with the Middle Fork at 40°21′16″N 94°25′29″W / 40.35444°N 94.42472°W at an elevation of 873 feet. [1] The confluence is approximately one mile north of Gentry. [2]
Bear Creek received its name from a pioneer incident in which a bear was killed near its course. [4]