About this river
Big Blue River is a 44.5 mile river near Branched Oak Marina in Nebraska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Big Blue River near Crete, Nebr. (site 06881000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1954 to 2026
Big Blue River typically runs highest in June, at a median 304 cfs, and lowest in December, at 113 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 21,400 cfs, in 1957.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 117 | 85 to 162 | |
| February | 140 | 102 to 208 | |
| March | 187 | 129 to 330 | |
| April | 183 | 132 to 295 | |
| May | 256 | 140 to 511 | |
| June | 304 | 165 to 812 | |
| July | 227 | 121 to 489 | |
| August | 179 | 112 to 361 | |
| September | 143 | 92 to 267 | |
| October | 124 | 79 to 179 | |
| November | 125 | 91 to 174 | |
| December | 113 | 89 to 163 |
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 73 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big Blue River near Crete, Nebr. (site 06881000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Big Blue River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Oxbow Trail Recreation AreaPublic
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