Bear Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Mississippi and Alabama. [1] The stream flows approximately 80 miles (130 km) before it empties into the Tennessee River. [2]
Bear Creek is a rather large stream, with a mean annual discharge of approximately 1,126 cubic feet per second at Bishop, [3] the name creek is obviously a misnomer.
Bear Creek's name most likely comes from the Native Americans of the area, who saw many bears near its course. [4]
References
- ^ "U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek (Tennessee River)". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ Tennessee River and Tributaries, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1922. p. 61.
- ^ "USGS Current Conditions for USGS 03592500 BEAR CREEK AT BISHOP,AL".
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^ Foscue, Virginia O. (1989).
Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. p. 14.
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978-0-8173-0410-2.
...Indian designations referring to encounters with bears.
34°53′30″N 88°05′51″W / 34.8917543°N 88.0975377°W
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- Rivers of Alabama
- Rivers of Mississippi
- Rivers of Tishomingo County, Mississippi
- Rivers of Franklin County, Alabama
- Rivers of Lawrence County, Alabama
- Rivers of Marion County, Alabama
- Rivers of Colbert County, Alabama
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