USGS · 06881000

BIG BLUE RIVER

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Big Blue River near Crete, Nebr.

SALINE COUNTY, NE40.5967°N, -96.9606°W Updated 14 hr ago

FLOW RATE

200cfs

GAUGE HT

8.52ft

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

2mph SE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

200cfs 36.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 95–129 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,635cfs

PERIOD LOW

62cfs

RUNNABLE

43%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

8.52ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

67°

MON

89°

64°

TUE

93°

65°

WED

93°

66°

THU

95°

69°

FRI

98°

72°

SAT

100°

73°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

89°

mild

89°

88°

86°

83°

79°

76°

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71°

70°

67°

66°

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76°

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75°

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83°

76°

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86°

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86°

79°

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88°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph E

G 7 mph

G11

G12

G10

ESE

G10

G12

SSE

G12

SSW

G10

SSW

ENE

G10

SSE

G11

G12

G13

G10

ESE

G11

ESE

G12

ESE

G15

ESE

G13

G11

SSE

G11

G13

ESE

G15

ESE

G15

G19

SSE

G18

SSE

G15

SSE

G12

SSE

SSW

SSE

G13

ESE

G15

SSE

G15

SSE

G15

G14

G12

G13

SSW

SSE

SSW

G10

SSE

G13

ESE

G19

G28

SSE

G26

SSE

G24

SSE

G24

SSE

G22

SSE

G21

G19

G18

G17

SSE

G17

SSE

G16

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

18%

19%

17%

27%

15%

14%

18%

15%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

973

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:08 AM

SUNSET

08:59 PM

14H 51M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

40.5967, -96.9606

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

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