Big Blue River (Kansas)
The Big Blue River is the biggest tributary of the Kansas River. The river is about 359 miles (578 km) long.[1] It goes from central Nebraska into Kansas, until its confluence with the Kansas River at Manhattan.
| Big Blue River (Kansas) | |
|---|---|
| Mouth | Kansas River |
| Length | 359 mi (578 km), South[1] |
| River system | Kansas River watershed |
Its name was given from the Kansa tribe of Native Americans. They lived at its mouth from 1780 to 1830. They called it the Great Blue Earth River.
River course
The river goes through mostly agricultural land.[2] Big towns on the river include: Manhattan, Kansas, Beatrice, Nebraska; Crete, Nebraska; and Seward, Nebraska.
Water rights
Nebraska and Kansas have an agreement on who gets to use the water. Nebraska has full use of the river's water. However, from May 1 to September 30, Nebraska must allow a certain amount to go into Kansas.[3] There has been no shortage of water in the river.
Big Blue River (Kansas) Media
Big Blue River south of Tuttle Creek Lake, April 2011
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 30, 2011
- ↑ "Big Blue River Basin". Archived from the original (English) on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ↑ "Kansas-Nebraska Big Blue River Compact" (PDF). 1971. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-26.