Bear Creek (Kansas)
Appearance
Bear Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
Region | High Plains |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Western Baca County, High Plains, Colorado, United States |
• coordinates | 37°22′05″N 102°59′59″W / 37.36806°N 102.99972°W[1] |
• elevation | 3,051 ft (930 m) |
Mouth | Arkansas River |
• location | Near Lakin, Kansas, United States |
• coordinates | 37°50′42″N 101°19′21″W / 37.84500°N 101.32250°W[1] |
• elevation | 93 ft (28 m)[1] |
Basin features | |
River system | Arkansas River watershed |
Bear Creek is a tributary of the Arkansas River and has its headwaters in Baca County, Colorado.[1] It flows through Baca County into Kansas and through Stanton and Grant Counties and into Kearny County where it converges with the Arkansas River about 8 miles southwest of Lakin, Kansas.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Bear Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1978-10-13. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
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