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Bear Creek (Yellow River tributary)

Coordinates: 43°07′44″N 91°22′34″W / 43.129°N 91.376°W / 43.129; -91.376
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43°07′44″N 91°22′34″W / 43.129°N 91.376°W / 43.129; -91.376

Bear Creek,[1] also known as Bear Hollow Creek,[citation needed] is a 6.3-mile-long (10.1 km)[2] tributary of the Yellow River of Iowa, originating in Jefferson Township, near Rossville in Allamakee County. It parallels Allamakee County Road X26 (Rossville/Monona Road). It enters the Yellow River near Volney, approximately where the state of Iowa maintains the Yellow River Valley Canoe and Heritage Trail in Allamakee County.

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 13, 2011