About this river
West Fork Big Blue River is a 21.0 mile river near Branched Oak Marina in Nebraska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge West Fork Big Blue River near Dorchester, Nebr. (site 06880800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1958 to 2026
West Fork Big Blue River typically runs highest in July, at a median 121 cfs, and lowest in December, at 60 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 11,100 cfs, in 1993.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61 | 48 to 77 | |
| February | 72 | 54 to 94 | |
| March | 81 | 62 to 128 | |
| April | 82 | 64 to 115 | |
| May | 103 | 75 to 190 | |
| June | 120 | 76 to 282 | |
| July | 121 | 74 to 209 | |
| August | 106 | 74 to 165 | |
| September | 72 | 50 to 115 | |
| October | 64 | 44 to 89 | |
| November | 64 | 50 to 79 | |
| December | 60 | 49 to 77 |
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 West Fork Big Blue River near Dorchester, Nebr. (site 06880800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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