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Bear Creek (Allegheny River tributary)

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River
Bear Creek
Bear Creek (Allegheny River tributary) is located in PennsylvaniaBear Creek (Allegheny River tributary)Show map of PennsylvaniaBear Creek (Allegheny River tributary) is located in the United StatesBear Creek (Allegheny River tributary)Show map of the United States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates40°57′03″N 79°47′44″W / 40.9508969°N 79.7956068°W / 40.9508969; -79.7956068
Mouth 
 • coordinates41°04′58″N 79°40′25″W / 41.0828404°N 79.6736598°W / 41.0828404; -79.6736598

Bear Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is a tributary to the Allegheny River.

Bear Creek was so named on account of the many bears which once were seen in the area.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek (Allegheny River tributary)
  2. Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.

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