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Big River, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
Population (2000): 1266
Housing Units (2000): 1053
Land area (2000): 10.911204 sq. miles (28.259888 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.537169 sq. miles (1.391261 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 11.448373 sq. miles (29.651149 sq. km)
FIPS code: 06635
Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06
Location: 34.134021 N, 114.369782 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 92242
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Big River (Oregon)

The Big River is a tributary of the Coast Fork Willamette River, approximately long, in western Oregon in the United States. It drains an area of the Calapooya Mountains south of Eugene.

It rises in northern Douglas County, northwest of Huckleberry Mountain, approximately south-southeast of Cottage Grove at . It flows northwest through Lane County to form the Coast Fork of the Willamette at its confluence with the Little River, about south of Cottage Grove at

Big River (musical)

Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a musical with a book by William Hauptman and music and lyrics by Roger Miller.

Based on Mark Twain's classic 1884 novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, it features music in the bluegrass and country styles in keeping with the setting of the novel. The 1985 Broadway production ran for more than 1,000 performances and it remained one of the few very successful American musicals in the mid-1980s among the emerging successes coming from Great Britain.

Big River (Missouri)

The Big River is a tributary of the Meramec River in east-central Missouri. The river rises in western Iron County near the summit of Johnson Mountain and the locale of Enough; it flows through Washington County, Saint Francois County, and Jefferson County. It forms part of the boundary between Jefferson County and Saint Francois County and also part of the boundary between Jefferson County and Washington County. It empties into the Meramec River opposite Eureka where the Meramec forms the border between Jefferson County and Saint Louis County. The river flows through Washington State Park, St. Francois State Park, and the Lead Belt mining district. The elevation of the river at its source is approximately above sea level and at its mouth about . The length of the river is approximately , while the airline distance between source and mouth is about . Its watershed area is .

The river flows though the communities of Belgrade, Caledonia, Irondale, Park Hills, Bonne Terre, Morse Mill, Cedar Hill, Byrnesville, and Byrnes Mill.

Tributaries of Big River include Flat River, Belews Creek, Turkey Creek, Mill Creek, Mineral Fork, Calico Creek, Dulin Creek, Terre Bleue Creek and Jones Creek.

Big River (Wisconsin)

The Big River is a minor tributary of the Mississippi River in western Wisconsin in the United States. It flows for its entire length in western Pierce County, rising in the town of River Falls and flowing south-southwestwardly into the town of Oak Grove. It enters the Mississippi River about southeast of Prescott.

Big River (Rhode Island)

The Big River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows . There are no dams along the river's length.

Big River (album)

Big River is an album by Australian country musician Troy Cassar-Daley. It was released in 1999 after working with Garth Porter who had previously helped Lee Kernaghan's rise to national fame. The name of the album was in memory of the area of his Grafton home. At the 2000 Australia Country Music Awards, Troy won Best Male Vocal and Song of The Year for "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore".

Big River (Jimmy Nail song)

"Big River" is a song written and performed by Jimmy Nail and released on the album Big River. It was released as a single in 1995. In 2011, it was recorded by Joe McElderry for the DVD, Big River Big Songs: The Tyne. McElderry also performed it for Sunday for Sammy in 2012.

Big River (Johnny Cash song)

"Big River" is a song written and originally recorded by Johnny Cash. Released as a single by Sun Records in 1958, it went as high as #4 on the Billboard country music charts and stayed on the charts for 14 weeks. A verse omitted from the original recording was later performed during Johnny Cash's live performances. A demo recording from the Sun sessions featuring the omitted verse also exists and has been released on numerous Sun compilations.

Big River (Southland)

The Big River is a river of southern Fiordland, New Zealand, and is one of three rivers of that name in the South Island. It is the main source of Lake Hakapoua and a lower stretch is the lake's outflow to the sea.

Big River (Michigan)

The Big River is a stream on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It is a tributary of Big Bay de Noc on Lake Michigan.

Big River (California)

The Big River is a river in Mendocino County, California, draining an area of about . The Big River watershed borders the watersheds of the Noyo River to the north, the Eel River and Russian River to the east, and the Little River, Albion River, and Navarro River to the south.

The river's headwaters are thirty miles inland from the Pacific Ocean in the Mendocino Range, part of the California Coast Range. The headwater area of the river is fed by Montgomery Creek as it flows through the upland riparian habitat and virgin redwoods of Montgomery Woods State Reserve. From there, the river flows roughly west through Jackson Demonstration State Forest. The lower portions of the river pass through Mendocino Woodlands State Park and the Big River Unit of Mendocino Headlands State Park before reaching the mouth of the river at the Pacific Ocean just south of the town of Mendocino.

Big River (New Hampshire)

The Big River is a river located in central New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Suncook River, part of the Merrimack River (and therefore Gulf of Maine) watershed.

The Big River rises in high ground in the southern corner of Alton, New Hampshire and flows southeast through corners of New Durham and Farmington into Strafford. Running up against the Blue Hills Range, the river reverses course, turning west into Barnstead, where it meets the Suncook River in the village of Center Barnstead.

Big River (Tasman)

The Big River, New Zealand is a river in the Tasman District of the South Island of New Zealand. It rises on the slopes of Mount White, elevation in the Wakamarama Range. It flows northwest then north to the Tasman Sea

Big River (Washington)

The Big River is a Big River on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. A principal tributary of the Ozette River, the Big River originates in the northwestern Olympic Mountains and empties into the Ozette Lake.

Big River (Mitta Mitta River, Victoria)

The Big River, a perennial river of the North-East Murray catchment of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the East Gippsland and alpine regions of Victoria, Australia. It flows from the northern slopes of Falls Creek in the Australian Alps, joining with the Cobungra River near Anglers Rest to form the Mitta Mitta River.

Big River (Brodribb River, Victoria)

The Big River is a perennial river of the Snowy River catchment, located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Big River (Goulburn River, Victoria)

The Big River, an inland perennial river of the Goulburn Broken catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the lower South Eastern Highlands bioregion and Northern Country/North Central regions of the Australian state of Victoria. The headwaters of the Big River rise on the northern slopes of the Yarra Ranges and descend to flow into the Goulburn River within Lake Eildon.