Big Bend generally refers to a major change in course or large
meander
A meander is one of a series of regular sinuous curves in the Channel (geography), channel of a river or other watercourse. It is produced as a watercourse erosion, erodes the sediments of an outer, concave bank (cut bank, cut bank or river cl ...
in a river. It may refer to:
Geographic locations
Canada
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Big Bend Country
In the Canadian province of British Columbia, Big Bend Country is the region around the northernmost section of the Columbia River, which changes from a northwestward course along the Rocky Mountain Trench to curve around the northern end of the S ...
, the region around the northernmost section of the Columbia River in British Columbia
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Big Bend Peak, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta
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Big Bend Ranges
The Big Bend Ranges are a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located in Big Bend of the Columbia River north of the Illecillewaet River.
Sub-ranges
* Adamant Range
*Sir Sandford ...
, a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia
United States
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Big Bend (Florida)
The Big Bend of Florida, United States, is an informally named geographic region of North Florida where the Florida Panhandle transitions to the Florida Peninsula south and east of Tallahassee (the area's principal city). The region is known for ...
, an informally named geographic region of North Florida
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Big Bend Coast
The Big Bend Coast is the marshy coast extending about from the western end of Apalachee Bay down the west coast of peninsular Florida to the Anclote River or Anclote Key. It partially overlaps the coast line of the Big Bend (Florida), Big Bend ...
, part of the Florida coast on the Gulf of Mexico
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Big Bend (Texas)
The Big Bend is part of the Trans-Pecos region in southwestern Texas, United States along the border with Mexico, north of the prominent bend in the Rio Grande for which the region is named. Here the Rio Grande passes between the Chisos Moun ...
, in western Texas north of the Rio Grande
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Big Bend (Colorado River, Utah), a meander
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Big Bend (Missouri River)
The Big Bend is a large meander of the Missouri River in South Dakota, now impounded by the Big Bend Dam, to its south, as part of Lake Sharpe.
The meander is about long and at its narrowest, its neck is about wide. The land within the bend a ...
, a meander in South Dakota
* Big Bend of the Columbia River, a wide curve near
Wenatchee, Washington
Wenatchee ( ) is the county seat and most populous city of Chelan County, Washington, Chelan County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. The population within the city limits in 2010 was 31,925, and has increased to 35,508 as of 2020. ...
Elsewhere
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Big Bend, South Australia, of the Murray River
Inhabited places
Canada
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Big Bend, British Columbia, now inundated by Kinbasket Lake
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Big Bend, Burnaby, a neighbourhood in Burnaby, British Columbia
United States
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Big Bend, California, a census-designated place in Shasta County
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Big Bend Rancheria
The Big Bend Rancheria is a settlement of the Pit River Tribe (Achomawi) north of Big Bend, California, Big Bend, in Shasta County, California, Shasta County, California. It is about northeast of Redding, California, Redding. This area lies in th ...
, a settlement of the Pit River Tribe here
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Big Bend, Butte County, California, an unincorporated community
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Big Bend, Placer County, California, an unincorporated community
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Big Bend Township, Republic County, Kansas, a township
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Big Bend, Louisiana, an unincorporated community
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Big Bend City, Minnesota, an unincorporated community in Chippewa County
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Big Bend Township, Chippewa County, Minnesota, a township
* Big Bend, South Dakota, a community of the
Crow Creek Indian Reservation
The Crow Creek Indian Reservation (, '), home to Crow Creek Sioux Tribe ( or Húŋkpathi Oyáte) is located in parts of Buffalo, Hughes, and Hyde counties on the east bank of the Missouri River in central South Dakota in the United States. ...
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Big Bend, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Calhoun County
* Big Bend, Kanawha County, West Virginia, a census-designated place now known as
Upper Falls, West Virginia
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Big Bend, Rusk County, Wisconsin, a town
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Big Bend, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Big Bend is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,483 at the 2020 census.
History
Big Bend was named by indigenous peoples for the change of direction in the Fox River.
The first European-American sett ...
, a village
Elsewhere
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Big Bend, Eswatini, a town in eastern Eswatini (Swaziland)
/ protected areas
''All in the United States''
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Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area, in Clark County, Nevada, near Bullhead City, Arizona
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Big Bend Historical Area, in western Pennsylvania at the Shenango River
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Big Bend National Park
Big Bend National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States located in West Texas, bordering Mexico. The park has national significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topograph ...
, located in Brewster County, Texas
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Big Bend Ranch State Park
Big Bend Ranch State Park is a state park located on the Rio Grande in Brewster and Presidio counties, Texas. It is the largest state park in Texas. The closest major town is Presidio, Texas. The state park's head office is located in Lajitas, ...
, west of Big Bend National Park, near the town of Presidio, Texas
Schools
''All in the United States''
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Big Bend Community College
Big Bend Community College (BBCC) is a public community college in Moses Lake, Washington. It was established in 1961 and moved to its campus at the former Larson Air Force Base in 1966.
History
Big Bend Community College was authorized by ...
, in Moses Lake, Washington
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Big Bend High School, in Terlingua, Texas
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Big Bend Rural School, a historic building in Crawford County, Missouri
Species
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Big Bend gambusia, a rare species of fish found in Big Bend National Park in the U.S. state of Texas
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Big Bend slider, a species of turtle native to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico
Other uses
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The Big Bend, a proposed residential skyscraper in New York City
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Big Bend Dam
Big Bend Dam is a major embankment rolled-earth dam on the Missouri River in Central South Dakota, United States, creating Lake Sharpe. The dam was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as part of the Pick-Sloan Plan for Missouri w ...
, on the Missouri River in South Dakota, United States
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Big Bend Gold Rush
The Big Bend Gold Rush was a gold rush in the Big Bend Country of the Colony of British Columbia (now a Canadian province) in the mid-1860s.
History Discovery & early miners
In 1861, the gold commissioner at Rock Creek reported a First Nations ...
of the 1860s in British Columbia, Canada
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Big Bend Highway, in British Columbia, Canada
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Big Bend Power Station, near Tampa, Florida, United States
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Big Bend Water District, a government agency in the U.S. state of Nevada
See also
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