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Bear Branch (South Fork Blackwater River tributary)

Coordinates: 38°53′23″N 93°25′35″W / 38.889739°N 93.426321°W / 38.889739; -93.426321
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Bear Branch is a stream in Pettis County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the South Fork Blackwater River.[2]

Bear Branch was so named on account of bears in the area.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Branch (South Fork Blackwater River tributary)
  2. ^ Sweet Springs, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973
  3. ^ "Pettis County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

38°53′23″N 93°25′35″W / 38.889739°N 93.426321°W / 38.889739; -93.426321