Bear Branch (Black River tributary)

Bear Branch is a stream in Iron and Reynolds counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Black River.

The stream headwaters arise in Iron County at 37.36444°N, -90.74722°W and the stream flows southwest to its confluence in Reynolds County with the Black River at 37.32194°N, -90.76361°W. The source area for the stream is southwest of Annapolis and the stream flows parallel to Missouri Route K to join the Black at the north end of Clearwater Lake.

Bear Branch was named for the bears along its course.