Bear Creek | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 38°11′54″N 120°50′21″W / 38.198252°N 120.8391037°W |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 38°02′36″N 121°23′10″W / 38.0432547°N 121.3860604°W |
Bear Creek is a stream in San Joaquin and Calaveras counties, in the U.S. state of California. [1] It is a tributary of the Mokelumne River.
Bear Creek was named from sightings of the grizzly bear by early settlers. [2]