Big Blue River

The Big Blue River is the largest tributary of the . The river flows for approximately 359 miles from central into , until its confluence with the Kansas River at .
Wikipedia
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  • Stream
  • …lies at an elevation of 997 feet (304 metres)
  • Description: river in Nebraska and Kansas in the United States
  • Also known as
    “Blue Earth River”
    “Blue River”
    “East Branch Blue Earth River”
    “East Fork of Blue River”
    “Great Blue Earth River”
    “L’eau Bleu River”
    “Loe Blue River”
    “Low Blue River”
    “Monecato River”
    “Ni haunchi to”
    “North Branch Big Blue River”
    “North Fork of Big Blue River”
    “Palani Wakpa uman Wakpala”
    “Rio Agua Azul”
    “Riviere de l’Eau Bleu”
    “Uruz-tareus”
    “Wathutade ni oughthin ke”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Manhattan Town Center and Manhattan Carnegie Library Building.

Shopping center
is a single-level enclosed… is situated 2 miles west of Big Blue River.

Library
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The … is situated 2 miles west of Big Blue River.

Church
Photo: WaltBren, Public domain.
The is a Catholic church… is situated 2 miles west of Big Blue River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manhattan and Zeandale.

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is a city in and the county seat…

Village
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is a census-designated place in , United States. is situated 6 miles east of Big Blue River.

Big Blue River

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Latitude
39.18805° or 39° 11′ 17″ north
Longitude
-96.52778° or 96° 31′ 40″ west
Open location code
86F55FQC+6V
Geo­Names ID
4268281
Wiki­data ID
Q4905162

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Big Blue River” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Big Blue”
  • Cebuano: “Big Blue River”
  • Chinese: “大布盧河 (堪薩斯州)”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بيج بلو”
  • French: “Big Blue”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Big Blue”
  • Japanese: “ビッグブルー川”
  • Russian: “Биг-Блу-Ривер”
  • Slovenian: “Big Blue River”
  • Spanish: “Rio Big Blue”
  • Spanish: “Río Big Blue”
  • Venetian: “Big Blue”
  • Welsh: “Afon Big Blue”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Big Blue River”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fairmont and Bluemont Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kaw River Access and Valley View Memorial Garden.

Kansas: Highlights

Notable places include Topeka and Wichita.

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