Bear Creek (Yellow River)

For the tributary to the Upper Iowa River of the same name, also in Allamakee County, see Bear Creek (Upper Iowa River).

Coordinates: 43°07′44″N 91°22′34″W / 43.129°N 91.376°W / 43.129; -91.376

Bear Creek,[1] also known as Bear Hollow Creek, is a 6.3-mile-long (10.1 km)[2] tributary of the Yellow River of Iowa, originating in Jefferson Township, near Rossville in Allamakee County. It parallels Allamakee County Road X26 (Rossville/Monona Road). It enters the Yellow River near Volney, approximately where the state of Iowa maintains the Yellow River Valley Canoe and Heritage Trail in Allamakee County.

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed May 13, 2011


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