Big Creek, Kentucky

Big Creek
Physical characteristics
SourceCollins/Couch fork headwaters
 • coordinates37°09′56″N 83°28′19″W / 37.16569°N 83.47195°W / 37.16569; -83.47195 (Collins/Couch fork headwaters)
2nd sourceUpper forks of Old McHenry Fork
 • coordinates37°08′12″N 83°29′31″W / 37.13678°N 83.49189°W / 37.13678; -83.49189 (Upper forks of Old McHenry Fork)
3rd sourceHalls Fork headwaters
 • coordinates37°08′22″N 83°28′05″W / 37.13937°N 83.46807°W / 37.13937; -83.46807 (Halls Fork headwaters)
4th sourceLeft Fork Ulysses Fork headwaters
 • coordinates37°12′02″N 83°30′09″W / 37.20066°N 83.50245°W / 37.20066; -83.50245 (Left Fork Ulysses Fork headwaters)
MouthRed Bird River
 • location
15 miles (24 km) upstream
 • coordinates
37°09′59″N 83°34′56″W / 37.16627°N 83.58214°W / 37.16627; -83.58214 (Big Creek mouth)
 • elevation
789 feet (240 m)

Big Creek is a 4.5 miles (7.2 km) long creek in Kentucky, United States whose headwaters are in Leslie County and that flows into the Red Bird River in Clay County. A postoffice and village are named for it. Its own name is likely purely descriptive of its frequent flooding and high water levels, as it is not otherwise one of the biggest tributaries of Red Bird River.