Big Bend

Not to be confused with Big Ben or Great Bend.

Big Bend generally refers to a major change in course or large meander in a river. It may refer to:

Geographic locations

Canada

• Big Bend Country, the region around the northernmost section of the Columbia River in British Columbia
• Big Bend Peak, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta
• Big Bend Ranges, a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia

United States

• Big Bend (Florida), an informally named geographic region of North Florida
• Big Bend Coast, part of the Florida coast on the Gulf of Mexico
• Big Bend (Texas), in western Texas north of the Rio Grande
• Big Bend (Colorado River, Utah), a meander
• Big Bend (Missouri River), a meander in South Dakota
• Big Bend of the Columbia River, a wide curve near Wenatchee, Washington

Elsewhere

• Big Bend, South Australia, of the Murray River

Inhabited places

Canada

• Big Bend, British Columbia, now inundated by Kinbasket Lake
• Big Bend, Burnaby, a neighbourhood in Burnaby, British Columbia

United States

Listed alphabetically by state

• Big Bend, California, a census-designated place in Shasta County
  • Big Bend Rancheria, a settlement of the Pit River Tribe here
• Big Bend, Butte County, California, an unincorporated community
• Big Bend, Placer County, California, an unincorporated community
• Big Bend Township, Republic County, Kansas, a township
• Big Bend, Louisiana, an unincorporated community
• Big Bend City, Minnesota, an unincorporated community in Chippewa County
• Big Bend Township, Chippewa County, Minnesota, a township
• Big Bend, South Dakota, a community of the Crow Creek Indian Reservation
• 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
• Big Bend, Rusk County, Wisconsin, a town
• Big Bend, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, a village

Elsewhere

• Big Bend, Eswatini, a town in eastern Eswatini (Swaziland)

Parks / protected areas

All in the United States

• Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area, in Clark County, Nevada, near Bullhead City, Arizona
• Big Bend Historical Area, in western Pennsylvania at the Shenango River
• Big Bend National Park, located in Brewster County, Texas
• Big Bend Ranch State Park, west of Big Bend National Park, near the town of Presidio, Texas

Schools

All in the United States

• Big Bend Community College, in Moses Lake, Washington
• Big Bend High School, in Terlingua, Texas
• Big Bend Rural School, a historic building in Crawford County, Missouri

Species

• Big Bend gambusia, a rare species of fish found in Big Bend National Park in the U.S. state of Texas
• Big Bend slider, a species of turtle native to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico

Other uses

• The Big Bend, a proposed residential skyscraper in New York City
• Big Bend Dam, on the Missouri River in South Dakota, United States
• Big Bend Gold Rush of the 1860s in British Columbia, Canada
• Big Bend Highway, in British Columbia, Canada
• Big Bend Power Station, near Tampa, Florida, United States
• Big Bend Water District, a government agency in the U.S. state of Nevada

See also

• All pages with titles containing Big Bend
• All pages with titles beginning with Big Bend