Bear Branch (Black River tributary)
Bear Branch is a stream in Iron and
Reynolds counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Black River.
The stream headwaters arise in Iron County at and the stream flows southwest to its confluence in Reynolds County with the Black River at. The source area for the stream is southwest of Annapolis and the stream flows parallel to Missouri Route K to join the Black at the north end of Clearwater Lake.
Bear Branch was named for the bears along its course.
