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BIG BLUE RIVER

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Big Blue River at Barneston, Nebr.

GAGE COUNTY, NE40.0447°N, -96.5872°W Updated 55 min ago

FLOW RATE

761cfs

GAUGE HT

4.81ft

AIR TEMP

83°F

WIND

3mph ESE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

761cfs 34.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 738–998 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,060cfs

PERIOD LOW

480cfs

RUNNABLE

58%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.81ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

68°

MON

88°

65°

TUE

89°

66°

WED

92°

68°

THU

94°

70°

FRI

97°

73°

SAT

100°

73°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

87°

mild

87°

85°

82°

79°

76°

74°

72°

71°

69°

67°

66°

65°

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77°

81°

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86°

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88°

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82°

79°

76°

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70°

68°

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76°

79°

82°

85°

87°

88°

89°

87°

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81°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

70°

74°

78°

81°

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86°

88°

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91°

92°

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86°

82°

77°

75°

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71°

76°

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91°

87°

81°

79°

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81°

85°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph ESE

G 8 mph

ESE

G12

ESE

G12

G11

NNW

G11

SSE

G13

G12

SSE

G11

SSE

ESE

G11

ESE

G12

G13

G12

ESE

G10

G11

G13

G14

ESE

G11

ENE

G10

NNE

SSE

ESE

G11

G12

G11

G17

G13

G11

G12

G10

SSE

G13

SSE

G16

SSE

G15

G14

G11

SSE

G11

SSE

SSW

SSE

G20

SSE

G25

SSE

G24

SSE

G22

G21

SSE

G20

SSE

G19

SSE

G17

SSE

G16

SSE

G15

SSE

G15

SSE

G15

SSE

G14

SSE

G13

G12

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

20%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

977

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:08 AM

SUNSET

08:55 PM

14H 47M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

40.0447, -96.5872

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 16:00 UTC

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