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BIG BLUE RIVER

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Big Blue River near Crete, Nebr.

SALINE COUNTY, NE40.5967°N, -96.9606°W Updated 15 min ago

FLOW RATE

198cfs

GAUGE HT

8.51ft

AIR TEMP

69°F

WIND

3mph E

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

198cfs 33.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 183–247 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

270cfs

PERIOD LOW

198cfs

RUNNABLE

86%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

8.51ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

67°

MON

89°

64°

TUE

91°

64°

WED

90°

66°

THU

94°

69°

FRI

99°

74°

SAT

94°

75°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

72°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph SE

G 8 mph

SSE

ESE

G10

G11

G12

G11

G12

ESE

G12

ESE

G13

G12

G10

G11

G14

G12

SSE

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

G10

G12

G11

SSE

G14

SSE

G10

G12

G13

G14

G13

SSE

G15

SSE

G14

SSE

G10

SSE

G11

SSE

G11

SSE

G12

SSE

G11

G15

G17

G13

G15

SSE

G13

SSE

G11

SSE

SSW

G10

G11

G13

G16

G17

SSE

G21

G24

G25

SSE

G23

G18

G14

G12

G14

G17

G16

G14

G13

G12

SSW

G10

G11

SSE

G11

SSE

G15

G21

G27

SSE

G31

SSE

G32

SSE

G30

G31

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

11%

61%

100%

68%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

975

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:08 AM

SUNSET

08:59 PM

14H 51M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

40.5967, -96.9606

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 07:45 UTC

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