| Bear Creek | rises in E Ashe County and flows NW into South Fork New River. |
| Bear Creek Lake | central Jackson County on Tuckasegee River. Formed in 1954 as a reservoir for Nantahala Power and Light Company. Covers 476 acres, with a max. depth of 195 ft. Shoreline is 13.5 mi. Used for generating hydroelectric power. Named for Bear Creek, which feeds it. Also receives the waters of Sols, Flat, and Robinson Creeks. Known for bass and trout fishing. Alt. 2,560. |
| Bear Creek Township | SW Chatham County. |
| Bear Gap | S Yancey County between Blue Sea Creek and Beech Nursery Creek. |
| Bear Gap | S Clay County on Chunky Gal Mountain. |
| Bear Grass Creek | rises in central Craven County and flows S into Trent River S of New Bern. |
| Bear Inlet | SE Onslow County, through which Brown's Sound drains into the Atlantic Ocean. Mentioned in local records as early as 1713 and appears on the Moseley map, 1733. Following the Spanish alarm of 1747, Bear Inlet Fort was constructed there. |
| Bear Island | a sand island in the W section of Angola Bay, N Pender County. |
| Bear Island | not now identifiable, appears on the Moseley map, 1733, in Bogue Sound, S Carteret County W of Dog Island. |
| Bear Knob | on the Cherokee-Graham county line. |