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Bear River (Humboldt County)

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of the Eel River to the north and the Mattole River to the south. Bear River reaches the Pacific after flowing westerly approximately 20 miles (32 km) from elevations above 2,000 feet (600 m) along the ridge above the
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Bear River was named from the numerous bears seen there by early settlers. Alternatively, it was named after Lewis Keysor Wood of the
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south of the Bear River Ridge extending easterly from False Cape along the False Cape
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear River
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History and Business Directory of Humboldt County [Cal.] ...
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rocks near the mouth, but lacks the well defined offshore
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of the Russ Fault. The river channel through undivided
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1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning
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was mauled by a wounded bear near the river in 1850.
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Bear River (Humboldt County) is located in California
United States
California
Humboldt County
40°21′20″N 124°03′09″W / 40.35556°N 124.05250°W / 40.35556; -124.05250
Mouth
Pacific Ocean
40°35′28″N 124°23′24″W / 40.59111°N 124.39000°W / 40.59111; -124.39000
Pacific
drainage basin
Mattole River
Eel River
California Coast Ranges
shear zone
Cretaceous
Neogene
Pliocene
sedimentary
metasedimentary
submarine canyons
Bull Creek
Humboldt Redwoods State Park
Capetown, California
Gregg party


U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear River
Northern California Atlas and Gazetteer
ISBN

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