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Big Bend (other)
Big Bend generally refers to a major change in course or large meander in a river. It may refer to: Geographic locations Canada * Columbia River in British Columbia ** Big Bend Country ** Big Bend Ranges, the mountain ranges surrounded by the Big Bend United States * Big Bend (Florida), part of the Florida Panhandle * Big Bend Coast, part of the Florida coast on the Gulf of Mexico * Big Bend Historical Area (Shenango River), in western Pennsylvania * Big Bend (Texas) (Rio Grande), in western Texas ** Big Bend National Park, in Texas * 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 Inhabited places Australia * Big Bend, South Australia Canada * Big Bend, British Columbia, now inundated by Kinbasket Lake * Big Bend, Burnaby, a neighbourhood in Burnaby, British Columbia Eswatini * Big Bend, Eswatini United States * Big Bend, California (Pit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Selkirk Mountains to head southwest between that range and the Monashee Mountains, which lie to the west. The area is part of the larger Columbia Country, which includes the Columbia Valley and upper Arrow Lakes of eastern British Columbia. The north of the railway line, and enclosed by the river, roughly defines the Big Bend. However, in earlier eras, the descriptive was more narrowly understood. History Explorers Familiar with the river for navigation, the Big Bend is a traditional territory of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) people, but is also claimed by the Ktunaxa. The Blackfoot raided and at times occupied the area. David Thompson of the Hudson's Bay Company, and later the North West Company, was the first European to travel the upper re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Bend Rancheria
The Big Bend Rancheria is a settlement of the Pit River Tribe (Achomawi) north of Big Bend, in Shasta County, California. It is about northeast of Redding. Education The ranchería is served by the Indian Springs Elementary School District and Shasta Union High School District. References See also * List of Indian reservations in the United States This is a list of Indian reservations and other tribal homelands in the United States. In Canada, the Indian reserve is a similar institution. Federally recognized reservations There are 326 Indian Reservations in the United States. Most of ... Pit River tribes Geography of Shasta County, California American Indian reservations in California {{ShastaCountyCA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Bend High School
Big Bend High School is a public K-12 school located in unincorporated area, unincorporated Brewster County, Texas, Brewster County, Texas (United States, USA), adjacent to the Study Butte, Texas, Study Butte census-designated place, and with a Terlingua, Texas, Terlingua postal address. Originally a high school, it now serves as the only school in the Terlingua Common School District and is classified as a 1A school by the University Interscholastic League, UIL. In 2015, the school was rated "Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system, Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. In addition to the Terlingua CSD area, Big Bend High also serves high school students from San Vicente Independent School District, based at Big Bend National Park. San Vicente itself does not have enough of a taxation base, as of 1997, to establish its own high school. History Prior to 1996 Alpine High School of the Alpine Independent School District served as the high school for students fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Bend Gold Rush
The Big Bend Gold Rush was a gold rush in the Big Bend Country of the Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866), Colony of British Columbia (now a Canadian province) in the mid-1860s. History Discovery & early miners In 1861, the gold commissioner at Rock Creek, British Columbia, Rock Creek reported a First Nations account of coarse gold some miles above the Boat Encampment. However, the actual first "strike" by Europeans is unclear. That year, a party of miners led by Hamilton McKenzie paddled up the Columbia River and wintered near Dalles des Morts, Death Rapids. During 1861–1862, small teams worked the Columbia bars and its tributaries. Four Frenchmen, who had settled on French Creek (British Columbia), French Creek in spring 1865, were very successful. To avoid the gold export tax, half the gold leaving for the U.S. was estimated to be unreported. Context Gold rushes expanded the colony beyond Vancouver Island onto the mainland. These emanated from the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 watershed development authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1944. Construction began in 1959 and the embankment was completed in July 1963. Power generation began at the facility in 1964 and the entire complex was completed in 1966 at a total cost of $107 million. The hydroelectric plant generates 493,300 kilowatts of electricity at maximum capacity, with an annual production of 969 million kilowatt hours, and meets peak-hour demand for power within the Missouri River Basin. Located near Fort Thompson, South Dakota, just south of the Big Bend of the Missouri River, a large meander, Big Bend Dam creates Lake Sharpe, named after South Dakota Governor Merrill Q. Sharpe. The lake extends for up the course of the Missouri River passing throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Bend Community College
Big Bend Community College (BBCC) is a public community college in Moses Lake, Washington. History Big Bend Community College was authorized by the Washington State Board of Education in 1961. Beginning fall quarter 1962 BBCC held its first regular classes at night in Moses Lake High School. The college opened classes in a new facility located a short distance southeast of the city of Moses Lake fall quarter 1963. In 1966, BBCC acquired a tract of land on the former Larson Air Force Base, which became the permanent college campus for all programs in 1975. The Washington State Legislature's Community College Act of 1967 designated BBCC as District 18 of the state community college system. The district includes Grant and Adams counties and the Odessa School district in Lincoln County. Campus Big Bend Community College's main campus is centrally located in the Columbia Basin of Washington state. The campus includes 25 buildings to facilitate more than 43 academic program ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Bend
The Big Bend is a proposed megatall skyscraper for Billionaires' Row in Midtown Manhattan. The skyscraper, which was designed by the New York architecture firm Oiio Studio in 2017, would be the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere at if it were built. Reception to the proposal has been mixed. Architecture The Big Bend was designed by Ioannis Oikonomou of the architecture firm Oiio Studio. The proposal is most known for its distinctive arch-shape, which would make it the longest building in the world, though not the tallest, were it built. It would have a length of from one base to the top of the building to the other base. The proposal is a very tall and slender building, with a peak height above the ground that would be more than . This would make it a megatall building, as well as the tallest building in New York City, surpassing One World Trade Center by . The structure is similar to the nearby "super-slender" 432 Park Avenue, with a grid of large windows, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Bend, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
:''There are some other places named: Big Bend.'' Big Bend is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,290 at the 2010 census. History Big Bend was named by native settlers for the change of direction in the Fox River. The first settlers arrived from Andover, Vermont in 1846. Geography Big Bend is located at (42.887862, -88.211333). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. Big Bend is located on the banks of the Fox River. The town is situated beside a portion of the river where it changes course from east to south, hence the name "Big Bend". Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,290 people, 486 households, and 375 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 503 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.9% White, 0.2% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.5% As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Bend, Rusk County, Wisconsin
Big Bend is a town in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 402 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Island Lake is located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.3 square miles (91.6 km2), of which 32.6 square miles (84.5 km2) is land and 2.7 square miles (7.1 km2) (7.72%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 402 people, 184 households, and 121 families residing in the town. The population density was 12.3 people per square mile (4.8/km2). There were 431 housing units at an average density of 13.2 per square mile (5.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.76% White, 0.25% Native American, 0.25% Asian, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population. There were 184 households, out of which 17.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples livi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bigbend, West Virginia
Big Bend (shown as Bigbend on federal maps) is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 5 northwest of the town of Grantsville, the county seat of Calhoun County, along the Little Kanawha River. Its elevation is 682 feet (208 m). It has a post office with the ZIP code 26136. Big Bend was previously known as Brooksville, in honor of Preston Brooks, pro-slavery representative from South Carolina, who attacked and seriously injured Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner. At that time it was the county seat. At the end of the Civil War, and West Virginia's separation from Virginia, it was replaced by a new county seat with the name of Union General Ulysses Grant Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant ; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As Commanding General, he led the Union Ar ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Bend City, Minnesota
Big Bend City is an unincorporated community in Big Bend Township, Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States. Notes Unincorporated communities in Chippewa County, Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Minnesota {{ChippewaCountyMN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Bend, Louisiana
Big Bend is an unincorporated community in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. Etymology Big Bend was named from its location on a meander of the Bayou Des Glaises In usage in the Southern United States, a bayou () is a body of water typically found in a flat, low-lying area. It may refer to an extremely slow-moving stream, river (often with a poorly defined shoreline), marshy lake, wetland, or creek. They .... References Unincorporated communities in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana Unincorporated communities in Louisiana {{Louisiana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
