# Big 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