Big Bend, Placer County, California
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Big Bend is an unincorporated community
in Placer County
, California
. Big Bend is located on the South Yuba River
, 1 miles (1.6 km) east-southeast of Cisco Grove
. It lies at an elevation of 5738 feet (1749 m).
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Placer County
Placer County, California
Placer County is a county located in both the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada regions of the U.S. state of California, in what is known as the Gold Country. It stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border. Because of the expansion of the Greater Sacramento,...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Big Bend is located on the South Yuba River
South Yuba River
The South Yuba River is a left-entering tributary of the Yuba River in the Sierra Nevada that repeatedly crosses Interstate 80 in California....
, 1 miles (1.6 km) east-southeast of Cisco Grove
Cisco Grove, California
Cisco Grove is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Cisco Grove is located east of Emigrant Gap. It lies at an elevation of 5643 feet ....
. It lies at an elevation of 5738 feet (1749 m).