Bear Creek is a tributary of the

Arkansas River The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. It generally flows to the east and southeast as it traverses the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The river's source basin lies in the western United Stat ...

and has its headwaters in

Baca County, Colorado Baca County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 3,506. The county seat is Springfield, Colorado, Springfield. Located at the southeast corner of Colorado, the co ...

. It flows through Baca County into

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...

and through Stanton and

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Counties and into Kearny County where it converges with the Arkansas River about 8 miles southwest of

Lakin, Kansas Lakin is a city in and the county seat of Kearny County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,205. History Lakin was founded in 1874. It was named for David Long Lakin, former treasurer of the Atchiso ...

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Rivers of Colorado Rivers of Kansas Rivers of Baca County, Colorado Rivers of Kearny County, Kansas Rivers of Grant County, Kansas Rivers of Stanton County, Kansas {{Colorado-river-stub

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