Bear Creek (Tennessee River tributary)

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 in Alabama

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
  1. "U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek (Tennessee River)". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  2. Tennessee River and Tributaries, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1922. p. 61.
  3. "USGS Current Conditions for USGS 03592500 BEAR CREEK AT BISHOP,AL".
  4. Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-8173-0410-2. ...Indian designations referring to encounters with bears.

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