Bear Creek (Big River tributary)
Bear Creek is a stream in northwestern St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Big River.
The stream headwaters arise in the Terre du Lac recreation community west of Bonne Terre at and the stream flows north passing under Missouri Route 47 and on to its confluence with the Big River at.
According to tradition, bear wallows in the area account for the name.
