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Bear Creek
Country United States
State Kansas
Region High Plains
Physical characteristics
Main source Western Baca County, High Plains, Colorado, United States
3,051 ft (930 m)
37°22′05″N 102°59′59″W / 37.36806°N 102.99972°W / 37.36806; -102.99972
River mouth Arkansas River
Near Lakin, Kansas, United States
93 ft (28 m)
37°50′42″N 101°19′21″W / 37.84500°N 101.32250°W / 37.84500; -101.32250
Basin features
River system Arkansas River watershed

Bear Creek is a tributary of the Arkansas River and has its headwaters in Baca County, Colorado. It flows through Baca County into Kansas and through Stanton and Grant Counties and into Kearny County where it converges with the Arkansas River about 8 miles southwest of Lakin, Kansas.

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