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Around Little Blue River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Little Blue River is a 43.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge L Blue R near Barnes, KS (site 06884400). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1959 to 2026
Little Blue River typically runs highest in June, at a median 482 cfs, and lowest in October, at 168 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 46,100 cfs, in 1974.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 190 | 140 to 280 |
| February | 245 | 176 to 404 |
| March | 269 | 186 to 493 |
| April | 299 | 184 to 557 |
| May | 435 | 234 to 1,070 |
| June | 482 | 260 to 1,165 |
| July | 317 | 156 to 645 |
| August | 247 | 138 to 503 |
| September | 185 | 117 to 462 |
| October | 168 | 116 to 283 |
| November | 190 | 141 to 273 |
| December | 181 | 136 to 253 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 67 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for L Blue R near Barnes, KS (site 06884400). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Little Blue River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Washington State Fishing LakeWashington State Fishing LakePublic
- Big Indian Recreation AreaPublic
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