Description
Big River is located heads at Beare Glacier terminus and flows SW to Gulf of Alaska, 2 mi. NW of Icy Cape and 76 mi. NW of Yakutat, Malaspina Coastal Plain; 7.5 miles long.
History
Local descriptive name reported in 1913 by A. G. Maddren, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).