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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 18 hr ago

FLOW RATE

851cfs

GAUGE HT

4.95ft

AIR TEMP

85°F

WIND

4mph ESE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

851cfs 4.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 741–1,003 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4,327cfs

PERIOD LOW

358cfs

RUNNABLE

16%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

4.95ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

68°

MON

88°

65°

TUE

89°

65°

WED

92°

68°

THU

92°

71°

FRI

94°

73°

SAT

100°

72°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

87°

mild

87°

85°

82°

79°

76°

74°

72°

71°

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68°

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66°

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77°

81°

84°

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82°

79°

76°

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68°

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79°

82°

84°

86°

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76°

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81°

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84°

79°

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78°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph ESE

G 7 mph

ESE

G10

ESE

G11

ESE

G11

G10

NNE

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

G11

G12

G11

G17

G13

G11

G12

ESE

G10

SSE

G13

G16

G15

G14

G11

SSE

ESE

G20

G25

G24

G22

G21

G20

G19

G17

G16

SSE

G15

SSE

G15

SSE

G15

G14

G13

G12

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

15%

27%

33%

18%

14%

91%

100%

88%

100%

38%

60%

100%

44%

11%

14%

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 00:00 UTC

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