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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 12 hr ago

FLOW RATE

505cfs

AIR TEMP

65°F

WIND

6mph N

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

505cfs 38.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 95–129 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,635cfs

PERIOD LOW

62cfs

RUNNABLE

44%

last 1 year in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

78°

64°

FRI

80°

60°

SAT

89°

62°

SUN

95°

73°

MON

97°

78°

TUE

98°

72°

WED

98°

76°

TIME

THU

NOW

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SAT

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TEMP

hourly forecast

76°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph NE

G 9 mph

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NNE

G10

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G12

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WSW

G18

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G29

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SSE

G36

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G32

PRECIP

chance %

11%

15%

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16%

21%

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25%

28%

17%

13%

16%

15%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

98%

100%

13%

77%

96%

36%

70%

81%

100%

79%

100%

19%

100%

20%

18%

25%

50%

71%

100%

49%

87%

100%

69%

33%

57%

100%

11%

100%

11%

100%

16%

100%

51%

11%

100%

96%

83%

68%

49%

27%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

969

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:58 AM

SUNSET

09:02 PM

15H 4M OF DAYLIGHT8H 26M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

79% illuminated

Station Location

40.5967, -96.9606

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-25 12:36 UTC

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