USGS · 06881000

BIG BLUE RIVER

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Big Blue River near Crete, Nebr.

SALINE COUNTY, NE40.5967°N, -96.9606°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

447cfs

GAUGE HT

9.97ft

AIR TEMP

63°F

WIND

4mph NE

FISH INDEX

88SCORE / 100

EPIC · 5 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

447cfs 34.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 442–598 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

591cfs

PERIOD LOW

366cfs

RUNNABLE

87%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

9.97ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

82°

62°

THU

77°

64°

FRI

76°

60°

SAT

92°

66°

SUN

96°

78°

MON

96°

77°

TUE

96°

75°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

72°

mild

72°

75°

76°

77°

75°

79°

80°

82°

79°

78°

76°

73°

72°

68°

67°

65°

64°

65°

66°

69°

72°

74°

75°

77°

76°

74°

72°

69°

67°

65°

64°

63°

62°

60°

63°

66°

69°

71°

74°

75°

73°

75°

76°

75°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

67°

66°

68°

69°

72°

76°

83°

86°

87°

89°

91°

92°

91°

89°

85°

82°

81°

80°

79°

78°

79°

78°

80°

84°

87°

90°

91°

93°

95°

96°

94°

91°

89°

85°

83°

82°

81°

80°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph NNE

G 13 mph

G13

NNE

G10

NNW

G10

NNW

ENE

NNE

G14

G13

NNE

G24

G11

WNW

G20

G13

NNE

G17

G24

G25

G11

G13

ESE

G14

G15

ENE

G13

G17

G11

ENE

G13

ENE

G12

G16

G10

G13

G15

ENE

G17

G16

ENE

G15

ENE

G13

ENE

G12

G15

G14

G16

ENE

G14

G13

G11

ESE

G10

ESE

G10

ESE

G10

ESE

G10

ESE

G11

ESE

G12

ESE

G14

ESE

G17

ESE

G18

ESE

G21

ESE

G17

SSE

G14

ESE

G15

ESE

G20

G18

ESE

G16

G22

ESE

G21

G17

ESE

G15

ENE

G18

ESE

G19

ESE

G18

SSE

G18

SSE

G20

G21

G22

G24

SSE

G22

SSE

G22

SSE

G29

SSE

G33

G40

SSE

G46

SSE

G46

G47

G46

G47

G45

G43

G41

G38

G34

SSW

G30

SSW

G28

SSW

G28

SSW

G29

SSW

G30

G31

G32

G35

G37

G40

G43

G44

PRECIP

chance %

10%

25%

12%

31%

28%

47%

30%

28%

23%

12%

14%

12%

11%

14%

63%

29%

15%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

55%

35%

100%

75%

100%

34%

29%

100%

95%

51%

28%

100%

65%

100%

90%

69%

100%

94%

90%

77%

10%

22%

54%

84%

100%

32%

100%

65%

34%

72%

100%

32%

100%

70%

63%

21%

33%

47%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

971

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:58 AM

SUNSET

09:02 PM

15H 4M OF DAYLIGHT12H 12M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

First Quarter

68% illuminated

Station Location

40.5967, -96.9606

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 08:50 UTC

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