Big Sur River

The Big Sur River is a 15.7-mile-long river on the . The river drains a portion of the area, a thinly settled region of the Central California coast where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise abruptly from the Pacific Ocean.
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  • Watercourse
  • …lies at an elevation of 20 feet (6 metres)
  • Description: river in the United States of America
  • Also known as
    “El Rio Grande De Sur *”
    “Rio Grande Del Sur”
    “Sur River”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Big Sur Village.
Village
is an unincorporated community in the…
3 miles east of Big Sur River
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Latitude
36.28289° or 36° 16′ 58″ north
Longitude
-121.85759° or 121° 51′ 27″ west
Open location code
848W74MR+5X
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Big Sur River” goes by many names.
Big SurCatalan
Big Sur RiverCebuano
大蘇爾河Chinese
Granda Suda RiveroEsperanto
Abhainn Big SurIrish
Big SurVenetian
Afon Big SurWelsh

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