Bear Creek (Middle Fork Grand River tributary)
# Bear Creek (Middle Fork Grand River tributary)

Bear Creek is a stream in Gentry and Worth counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Middle Fork Grand River.

The stream headwaters arise in Worth County at 40°28′31″N 94°29′25″W﻿ / ﻿40.47528°N 94.49028°W﻿ / 40.47528; -94.49028 and an elevation of approximately 1080 feet. 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 / 40.35444; -94.42472 at an elevation of 873 feet. The confluence is approximately one mile north of Gentry.

Bear Creek received its name from a pioneer incident in which a bear was killed near its course.

