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Big Gooseberry RidgeE Jackson County between Frady Creek and Chastine Creek.
Big Governors Creekrises in E Moore County and flows NW into Deep River on the Moore-Lee county line. Called Millstone Creek in a 1748 grant to Governor Gabriel Johnston. Named for Johnston, who owned 7,000 acres N of the creek. Appears as Governors Creek on the Collet map, 1770.
Big Grassy Creekrises in E central Avery County and flows SW into Linville River.
Big Green MountainSE Jackson County between Little Green Mountain and Panthertown Creek. Alt. 4,100.
Big Grill RidgeNW Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, extending SE from Devils Tater Patch.
Big Harris Creekrises in central Cleveland County and flows SE into First Broad River.
Big Haw Mountaincentral Avery County.
Big Head Branchrises in NE Swain County and flows SE into Straight Fork.
Big Hogback Creekrises in SE Jackson County and flows SW into Horsepasture River.
Big Horse Creekrises in SW Grayson County, Va. and flows SE into N central Ashe County, where it enters North Fork New River.