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Bee Fork (Mill Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 36°30′51″N 91°16′52″W / 36.51417°N 91.28111°W / 36.51417; -91.28111
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Bee Fork is a stream in Oregon County of the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Mill Creek.[2]

The stream headwaters are at 36°31′04″N 91°18′31″W / 36.51778°N 91.30861°W / 36.51778; -91.30861[1] and the confluence with Mill Creek is approximately one mile west-northwest of Myrtle[3] at 36°30′51″N 91°16′52″W / 36.51417°N 91.28111°W / 36.51417; -91.28111.[1]

Bee Fork was so named because honeybees were observed near its course.[4]

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bee Fork (Mill Creek tributary)
  2. ^ Myrtle, Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1986
  3. ^ Couch, MO, 15 Minute Quadrangle, USGS, 1946
  4. ^ "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.