Big River or Big Rivers may refer to:

Geography

Rivers

;In Australia *

Big River (Brodribb River, Victoria) The Big River is a perennial stream, perennial river of the Snowy River catchment, located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. Course and features The Big River rises below Big Tree Hill withi ...

, a tributary of the Brodribb River, in 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 Victo ...

, a tributary of the Goulburn River, in Victoria *

Big River (Mitta Mitta River, Victoria) The Big River, a perennial river of the North-East Murray River, Murray catchment of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the East Gippsland and Victorian Alps, Alpine regions of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. It flows from the no ...

, a tributary of the Mitta Mitta River, in Victoria ;In New Zealand * Big River (Buller), a tributary of the

Blackwater River (Little Grey River tributary) The Blackwater River is located in the Buller District of New Zealand. It is the name given to the lower reaches of the Big River, from its junction with the Blackwater Creek to its outflow into the Māwheraiti (Little Grey) River. It flows gene ...

Big River (Grey) The Big River is a river in the Grey District, in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island. It is a tributary of the Grey River. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand ...

* Big River (Southland) *

Big River (Tasman) The Big River 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. See also *List of rivers of New Zealan ...

;In the United States *

Big River (Alaska) Big River or Big Rivers may refer to: Geography Rivers ;In Australia * Big River (Brodribb River, Victoria), a tributary of the Brodribb River, in Victoria * Big River (Goulburn River, Victoria), a tributary of the Goulburn River, in Victoria * Big ...

, a tributary of the

Kuskokwim River The Kuskokwim River or Kusko River (Yup'ik: ''Kusquqvak''; Deg Xinag: ''Digenegh''; Upper Kuskokwim: ''Dichinanek' ''; russian: Кускоквим (''Kuskokvim'')) is a river, long, in Southwest Alaska in the United States. It is the ninth la ...

Big River (California) The Big River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed March 9, 2011 river in Mendocino County, California, that flows from the northern California Coast Range to the Paci ...

Big River (Michigan) The Big River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed December 19, 2011 stream on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It is a tributary of Big Bay de Noc on ...

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 just north of Missouri Route 32 and approximately 3.5 miles southeast of the community of Enou ...

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. Headwaters of the Big River rise on high ground in th ...

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 Huckl ...

Big River (Rhode Island) The Big River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows .U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 There are no dams along the river's length. Course Th ...

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

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 lengthU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed Oc ...

;In Canada *

Big River (Saskatchewan) Big River is a river in the west-central part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in the boreal forest ecozone of Canada. The river begins at Witchekan Lake in the RM of Spiritwood No. 496 and heads in a north-easterly direction before e ...

, a river in Saskatchewan

Communities

;Canada *

Big River, New Brunswick Big River is a Canadian rural community in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. It is the northernmost community in the local service district of Big River, which had a population of 721 inhabitants in 2016. History Notable people See also ...

, Canada *

Big River, Saskatchewan Big River is a town located on the southern end of Cowan Lake in north central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is just north of Saskatchewan's extensive grain belt on Highway 55 (part of the inter-provincial Northern Woods and Water Route) and about ...

, Canada *

Rural Municipality of Big River No. 555 The Rural Municipality of Big River No. 555 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 16 and Division No. 5. History The RM of Big River No. 555 incorporated as ...

, Saskatchewan, Canada ;New Zealand *

Big River, New Zealand Big River is an abandoned mining town in the Buller District of New Zealand. It can he reached on foot, by mountain bike or along an old dray road by 4WD. It is located between Reefton and Waiuta Waiuta is the location of a historic mining town o ...

, abandoned mining town on the West Coast ;United States *

Big River, California Big River is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 1,327 at the 2010 census, up from 1,266 at the 2000 census. Geography Big River is located on the west bank of the Colorado River ...

, United States *

Mendocino, California Mendocino (Spanish for "of Mendoza") is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mendocino County, California, United States. Mendocino is located south of Fort Bragg at an elevation of . The population of the CDP was 932 ...

, formerly Big River

Other places

Big Rivers (wine) Big Rivers is a grape growing zone in Australia. It covers the southwestern corner of the state of New South Wales. The zone currently includes four wine regions, which cover the main areas of grape growing in the zone, but not all of them. Th ...

, a grape-growing zone in New South Wales, Australia *

Big Rivers Region Big or BIG may refer to: * Big, of great size or degree Film and television * ''Big'' (film), a 1988 fantasy-comedy film starring Tom Hanks * '' Big!'', a Discovery Channel television show * ''Richard Hammond's Big'', a television show present ...

, a region of the Northern Territory, Australia *

Big Rivers Regional Trail Big Rivers Regional Trail is a paved rail trail that overlooks the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers along the northern edge of Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. It runs between the cities of Eagan and Lilydale. The trai ...

, a rail trail in Dakota County, Minnesota, U.S.

Music

* ''Big River'' (musical), a 1985 musical by Roger Miller based on Mark Twain's novel ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' * ''Big River'' (album), an album by Troy Cassar-Daley * ''Big River'', an album by Jimmy Nail * "Big River" (Jimmy Nail song) * "Big River" (Johnny Cash song) * "Big River", a song by Van Halen from the album ''

A Different Kind of Truth ''A Different Kind of Truth'' is the twelfth and final studio album by American rock band Van Halen. Released on February 7, 2012, by Interscope Records, this is Van Halen's only studio album on Interscope and its first full-length album of stu ...

Film and TV

* ''Big River'' (film), a 2006 film featuring

Joe Odagiri , better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor and musician. Personal life Joe Odagiri was born in Tsuyama, Okayama prefecture. Though he was accepted by Kochi University, he turned it down for an opportunity to study in the United States ...

* "Big River", an episode of the TV series ''Dora the Explorer''

Other uses

Big Rivers Australian Football League The Big Rivers Australian Football League (formerly the Katherine District Football League) is an Australian rules football competition in the Northern Territory, Australia based in the Katherine region. Current clubs Previous clubs Premie ...

, an Australian rules football competition in the Northern Territory * Big Rivers Conference, a high school athletic conference in Western Wisconsin *

Big Rivers Conference (Illinois) The Big Rivers Conference of Illinois was a high school football-exclusive athletic conference that existed from the 1999 through the 2012 football season. Upon its dissolution, it comprised ten teams (eight schools competing independently and two ...

, a high school football conference, 1999–2012