Bear Creek or Bearcreek may refer to:

Places

United States

Bear Creek, Alabama Bear Creek is a town in Marion County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in 1907, although the 1910 U.S. Census records indicated 1909. At the 2020 census, the population was 1,047. Geography Bear Creek is located in northeastern Marion Co ...

, a town in Marion County *

Bear Creek, Alaska Bear Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 2,129 up from 1,956 in 2010. Bear Creek is a few miles north of Seward near the stream of the same name and i ...

, a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough * Bear Creek, California (disambiguation), multiple locations *

Bear Creek, Merced County, California Bear Creek is a census-designated place in Merced County, California. It is located east of Merced, at an elevation of 190 feet (58 m). The population was 273 at the 2020 United States census, down from 290 at the 2010 census. History A post off ...

, a census-designated place * Bear Creek, San Joaquin County, California, an unincorporated community *

Bear Creek, Florida Bear Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,948 at the 2010 census. Geography Bear Creek is located at (27.7560, -82.73712). It is bordered by the ci ...

, a census-designated place in Pinellas County *

Bearcreek, Missouri Bearcreek is an unincorporated community in Cedar County Cedar County may refer to: * Cedar County, Iowa * Cedar County, Missouri * Cedar County, Nebraska * Cedar County, Choctaw Nation * Cedar County, Washington The list of county secession ...

, an unincorporated community *

Bearcreek, Montana Bearcreek is an incorporated town in Carbon County, Montana, United States. It is part of the Billings, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 91 at the 2020 census. Bearcreek uses the Mayor/Council form of government. The tow ...

, a town in Carbon County * Bear Creek, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in Chatham County *

Bear Creek, Ohio Bear Creek is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly ...

, an unincorporated community * Bear Creek Village, Pennsylvania, a borough in Luzerne County ** Bear Creek Village Historic District * Bear Creek, Texas, a village in Hays County *

Bear Creek, Wisconsin (disambiguation) Bear Creek is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Wisconsin: * Bear Creek, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, a village * Bear Creek, Sauk County, Wisconsin, a township * Bear Creek, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, a town ** Bear Creek Corners, Wiscon ...

, multiple locations * Bear Creek, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, a village * Bear Creek, Sauk County, Wisconsin, a town * Bear Creek, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, a town * Bear Creek Corners, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *

Bear Creek Township, Sevier County, Arkansas Bear Creek Township is a township in Sevier County, Arkansas, United States. Its total population was 8,262 as of the 2010 United States Census The United States census of 2010 was the twenty-third United States national census. National Ce ...

* Bear Creek Township, Christian County, Illinois * Bear Creek Township, Hancock County, Illinois *

Bear Creek Township, Hamilton County, Kansas Bear Creek Township is a township in Hamilton County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 69. Geography Bear Creek Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS The United ...

* Bear Creek Township, Michigan, a township in Emmet County *

Bear Creek Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota Bear Creek Township is a township in Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 107 at the 2000 census. This township took its name from Bear Creek. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a ...

Bear Creek Township, Chatham County, North Carolina The Bear Creek Township is a rural settlement located in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of 3,419. The heart of Bear Creek is located at the intersection of NC highway 902 and old US highway 421. Chatham Centr ...

Bear Creek Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Bear Creek Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township has a total area of , making it is the largest municipality (by total area) in Luzerne County. The population was 2,752 at the 2020 census. History Fir ...

Bear Creek Wind Power Project The Bear Creek Wind Power Project is a wind farm located in Bear Creek Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Bear Creek Township near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA, with twelve Gamesa Corporación ...

Canada

Bear Creek, Saskatchewan Bear Creek is a northern settlement in northwest Saskatchewan located on Highway 155. This community of 47 people is midway between the towns of Buffalo Narrows to the south and La Loche to the north. It is near the junction of Highway 909 tha ...

, a hamlet *

Bear Creek, Yukon This is a list of communities in Yukon. Municipalities Unincorporated communities These areas lie within the Unorganized Yukon, which covers 99.8% of the territory's land mass. Hamlets Statistics Canada recognizes two census subdivi ...

, a locality

Bodies of water

United States

California

* Bear Creek (Mokelumne River tributary), a tributary of the Mokelumne River in San Joaquin and Calaveras counties * Bear Creek (San Francisquito Creek tributary), also known as Bear Gulch Creek, a tributary of San Francisquito Creek in San Mateo County *

Bear Creek (Peters Creek tributary) Bear Creek is a tributary of Peters Creek in San Mateo County, California in the United States. References See also *List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area These watercourses (rivers, creeks, sloughs, etc.) in the San Francisco Bay ...

, a tributary of Peters Creek, which is tributary of Pescadero Creek, San Mateo County * Bear Creek (Santa Ana River tributary), a tributary of the Santa Ana River * Bear Creek (Sonoma Creek tributary), a tributary of Sonoma Creek in Sonoma County * Bear Creek (Colusa County), a tributary to Cache Creek within Colusa County draining the Inner Coastal Range. Part of the larger Sacramento River Watershed

Georgia

Bear Creek (Kinchafoonee Creek tributary) Bear Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is a tributary to Kinchafoonee Creek Kinchafoonee Creek ( ) is a creek in southwest Georgia. It originates near Buena Vista and flows southeasterly for to the Flint River near Albany, Georgi ...

Iowa

Bear Creek (Des Moines River tributary) Bear Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is a tributary to the Des Moines River The Des Moines River () is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the upper Midwestern United States that is approximately long from its farther headwat ...

, a tributary of the Des Moines River in Iowa * Bear Creek (South Skunk River tributary), a tributary of the South Branch Skunk River in Iowa *

Bear Creek (Yellow River tributary) Bear Creek, also known as Bear Hollow Creek, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 13, 2011 tributary of the Yellow River of Iowa, originating in Jefferson Township, ...

, a tributary of the Yellow River in Iowa

Kansas

Bear Creek (Kansas) Bear Creek is a tributary of the Arkansas River and has its headwaters in Baca County, Colorado. It flows through Baca County into Kansas and through Stanton County, Kansas, Stanton and Grant County, Kansas, Grant Counties and into Kearny County, ...

Michigan

Bear Creek (Michigan) Bear Creek is a river in the U.S. state of Michigan. The river drains much of central Manistee County, and is part of the Manistee River The Manistee River ( '), seldom referred to as the Big Manistee River, runs U.S. Geological Survey. Nation ...

, a river

Missouri

Bear Creek (Big Creek tributary) Bear Creek is a stream in Henry and Johnson counties of west central Missouri. It is a tributary of Big Creek. The stream headwaters are located at and the confluence In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs where two or more ...

, a stream in Missouri * Bear Creek (Big River tributary), a stream in Missouri *

Bear Creek (Blackwater River tributary) Bear Creek is a stream in Johnson County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Blackwater River. Bear Creek was named for the fact the area was a hunting ground for bears by pioneer citizens. See also *List of rivers of Missour ...

, a stream in Missouri *

Bear Creek (Bull Creek tributary) Bear Creek is a stream in Christian and Taney counties in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. It is a tributary of Bull Creek.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 2007, Third edition, p. 62, The stream headwaters are at and the confluence wit ...

, a stream in Missouri * Bear Creek (Castor River tributary), a stream in Missouri * Bear Creek (Cuivre River tributary), a stream in Missouri *

Bear Creek (Davis Creek tributary) Bear Creek is a stream in Lafayette County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Davis Creek. Bear Creek most likely has the name of John Bear, a pioneer citizen. See also *List of rivers of Missouri List of rivers in Missouri ...

, a stream in Missouri * Bear Creek (Deepwater Creek tributary), a stream in Missouri * Bear Creek (Fabius River tributary), a stream in Missouri * Bear Creek (Gasconade River tributary), a stream in Missouri * Bear Creek (Heads Creek tributary), a stream in Missouri * Bear Creek (Loutre River tributary), a stream in Missouri * Bear Creek (Middle Fork Grand River tributary), a stream in Missouri * Bear Creek (Mississippi River tributary), a stream in Missouri *

Bear Creek (Missouri River tributary) Bear Creek is a stream in Platte County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Missouri River. The stream headwaters arise at at an elevation of approximately 1130 feet. The stream flows to the south-southwest passing the commun ...

, a stream in Missouri *

Bear Creek (North Fork Salt River tributary) Bear Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the North Fork Salt River. Bear Creek was named after a pioneer incident in which a bear was killed near its course. See also *List of rivers of Missouri List of river ...

, a stream in Missouri * Bear Creek (Osage River tributary), a stream in Missouri *

Bear Creek (Rocky Fork Creek tributary) Bear Creek is a stream in Boone County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Rocky Fork Creek. Bear creek is approximately 6 miles long. According to tradition, Bear Creek was named for an incident when a bear entered a pioneer fa ...

, a stream in Missouri *

Bear Creek (Sac River tributary) Bear Creek is a stream in Dade and Polk counties in the Ozarks of southwest Missouri. It is a tributary to the Sac River. The stream headwaters are in Polk County at and the confluence with the Sac River is in Dade County at at an elevatio ...

, a stream in southwest Missouri * Bear Creek (Terre Bleue Creek tributary), a stream in Missouri

Montana

Bear Creek (Middle Fork Flathead River) The Middle Fork Flathead River is a river in western Montana in the United States, forming the southwestern boundary of Glacier National Park. Its drainage basin lies to the east of the South Fork Flathead River and the Hungry Horse Reservoir. ...

New York

Bear Creek (Middle Branch Grass River) Bear Creek flows into the Middle Branch Grass River near Degrasse, New York Russell is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 1,856 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Russell Attwater, the pioneer ...

North Carolina

Bear Creek (Rocky River tributary) Bear Creek is a long 4th order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina. Course Bear Creek rises about 4 miles west-southwest of Bonlee, North Carolina Bonlee is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in weste ...

, a stream in Chatham County *

Bear Creek (Deep River tributary) Bear Creek is a long 4th order tributary to the Deep River in Moore and Randolph Counties, North Carolina. Course Bear Creek rises in a pond in Seagrove, North Carolina in Randolph County and then flows southeast into Moore County and then t ...

, a stream in Moore and Randolph counties *

Bear Creek (Neuse River) Bear Creek is a tributary of the Neuse River in North Carolina, USA. It drains an area of intensive agriculture, and is heavily polluted with nitrates. Location Bear Creek is a tributary of the Neuse River, the largest river in North Carolina. ...

, a tributary of the Neuse River *

Bear Creek (Fisher River tributary) Bear Creek is a long 2nd order tributary to the Fisher River in Surry County, North Carolina. Course Bear Creek rises in a pond about 2 north-northeast of Little Richmond, North Carolina. Bear Creek then flows southeast to join the Fisher ...

, a stream in Surry County

Oregon

Bear Creek (Oregon) Bear Creek is the name of at least 123 streams in the U.S. state of Oregon, making it the most popular name for a stream in Oregon (followed by "Dry Creek (Oregon), Dry Creek" with 84 entries). Bear Creek may refer to: References

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, several streams of that name * Bear Creek (Lincoln County, Oregon), a tributary of the coastal Salmon River *

Bear Creek (Rogue River) Bear Creek is the name of a stream located entirely within Jackson County, Oregon. The stream drains approximately of the Rogue Valley and discharges an annual average of into the Rogue River. It begins near Emigrant Lake and travels thr ...

, a tributary of the Rogue River

Pennsylvania

Bear Creek (Allegheny River tributary) Bear Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is a tributary to the Allegheny River The Allegheny River ( ) is a long headwater stream of the Ohio River in western Pennsylvania and New York (state), New York. The Allegheny Rive ...

, a tributary of the Allegheny River *

Bear Creek (Lehigh River tributary) Bear Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Lehigh River in the Poconos of eastern Pennsylvania in the United States,Gertler, Edward. '' ...

, a tributary of the Lehigh River * Bear Creek (Loyalsock Creek tributary), a tributary of Loyalsock Creek

Wisconsin

Bear Creek (Little Eau Pleine River tributary) Bear Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is a tributary to the Little Eau Pleine River. Bear Creek was so named on account of bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or ...

, a stream in Wisconsin *

Bear Creek (Mill Creek tributary) Bear Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is a tributary to Mill Creek. Bear Creek was so named on account of bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivo ...

, a stream in Wisconsin * Bear Creek (Wisconsin River), a stream in Wisconsin

Elsewhere

* Bear Creek (Tennessee River tributary), in Alabama and Mississippi * Bear Creek (Colorado), a tributary that joins the South Platte River near Denver * Bear Creek (Red Bird River tributary), a stream in Kentucky *

Bear Creek (Zumbro River) Bear Creek is a stream in Olmsted County, Minnesota, Olmsted County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a tributary of the Zumbro River. Bear Creek was named after Benjamin Bear, a pioneer settler. See also *List of rivers of Minnesota Referen ...

, a stream in Minnesota *

Bear Creek (Upper Iowa River tributary) Bear Creek is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 13, 2011 tributary of the Upper Iowa River, joining Waterloo Creek for a short distance before entering the Upper ...

, in Iowa and Minnesota * Bear Creek (New Jersey), a tributary of the Pequest River *

Bear Creek Reservoir The Bear Creek Reservoir is a reservoir located in Franklin County, Alabama, along Bear Creek. Bear Creek Dam is one of four Tennessee Valley Authority dams in the area, high, creating a maximum flood control capacity of . No hydroelectric powe ...

, in Alabama *

Bear Creek (Washington) Bear Creek is a tributary of the Sammamish River in King County, Washington, United States. The stream flows approximately from its source at Paradise Lake near Maltby to a confluence with the Sammamish River at Marymoor Park Marymoor Park, ...

, a tributary of the Sammamish River in Washington

Canada

Bear Creek (Tahltan River) Bear Creek is a tributary of the Tahltan River in northwest part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It flows generally south through the Nahlin Plateau about Length measured using Google Maps path tool, BCGNIS coordinates, topographic map ...

, a tributary of the Tahltan River on Level Mountain in northwest British Columbia *

Lambly Creek Lambly Creek, also known as Bear Creek, is located in the Okanagan region of British Columbia. The creek flows into Okanagan Lake from the west, across from Kelowna. The canyon and mouth of the creek are protected by Bear Creek Provincial Park. N ...

, also known as Bear Creek, in British Columbia, Canada

Schools

Canada

Bear Creek Elementary School School District 36 Surrey operates schools in Surrey, White Rock, and Barnston Island, British Columbia. It is the largest school district in British Columbia with 71,838 students during the 2016/2017 school year. District 36 includes 101 elem ...

, British Columbia *

Bear Creek Secondary School Bear Creek Secondary School (also known as BCSS) is a public secondary school (grades 9-12) located in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 2001, it is the second largest high school in Simcoe County and currently has an enrollment of mo ...

, Ontario

United States

* Bear Creek High School (California) * Bear Creek High School (Colorado) *

The Bear Creek School The Bear Creek School is a preschool through grade twelve private school in Redmond, Washington. Educating around 840 students, the school is a non-denominational Christian religious school, focusing on college preparation. It was established in 19 ...

, Washington

Churches

Bear Creek Baptist Church Bear Creek Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church (building), church in Adair County, Missouri. It is located approximately four miles northwest of Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville on Missouri Route B. Built in 1860, the church was added to ...

, Kirksville, Missouri *

Bear Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church Bear Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church, also known as Bear Creek Community Church, is a historic church in an isolated rural setting in Marshall County, Tennessee, near the village of Mooresville. The Bear Creek congregation was organized i ...

, Mooresville, Tennessee

Music

* ''Bear Creek'' (album), a 2012 album by Brandi Carlile *

Bear Creek Guitars Bear Creek Guitars is a California-based manufacturer of Hawaiian instruments. Luthier Bill Hardin founded the company in Hawaii in 1995 after working at O.M.I Dobro and the Santa Cruz Guitar Company. Bear Creek primarily builds acoustic lap st ...

, guitar manufacturer * Bear Creek Studio, recording studio in Woodinville, Washington

Recreation areas

Bear Creek Provincial Park Bear Creek Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the west side of the Okanagan Lake and is northwest of the city of Kelowna. It was established on April 19, 1981, and was expanded to its current size o ...

, British Columbia *

Bear Creek Cañon Park Bear Creek Cañon Park is a high-country park located in Colorado Springs, Colorado with steep trails for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding. A trail in the western edge of the Bear Creek Regional Park and Nature Center, Bear Creek Regi ...

, Colorado Springs, Colorado * Bear Creek Regional Park and Nature Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado *

Bear Creek Lake State Park Bear Creek Lake State Park is a state park located in Cumberland, Virginia, United States. It is a recreational and camping facility that surrounds an artificial lake situated in the Cumberland State Forest. As of 2013, the yearly visitation ...

, Cumberland, Virginia * Bear Creek Pioneers Park, Houston, Texas *

Bear Creek Mountain Resort Bear Creek is a ski resort near the borough of Macungie, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. The resort opened in 1967 and was known as the Doe Mountain until 1999. It is a year-round resort on more than that features a v ...

, Macungie, Pennsylvania

Other uses

Bear Creek (meteorite) The Bear Creek meteorite, formerly known as the Colorado meteorite, is an octahedrite meteorite that was found in 1866 in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. It has a mass of and average dimensions of . See also * Glossary of meteorit ...

, found in 1866 in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States