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 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[edit]
- ^ "U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek (Tennessee River)". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ Tennessee River and Tributaries, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1922. p. 61.
- ^ "USGS Current Conditions for USGS 03592500 BEAR CREEK AT BISHOP,AL".
- ^ 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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