Big Blue River
The Big Blue River is the largest tributary of the Kansas River. The river flows for approximately 359 miles from central Nebraska into Kansas, until its confluence with the Kansas River at Manhattan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Kgwo1972, Public domain.
- Type: Stream
- 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”, and “Wathutade ni oughthin ke”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Manhattan Town Center and Manhattan Carnegie Library Building.
Manhattan Town Center
Shopping center
Manhattan Town Center is a single-level enclosed shopping mall located in downtown Manhattan, Kansas. Opened in 1987, it has three anchors: Dillard's, JCPenney, and the AMC Dine-In Manhattan 13 IMAX movie theater. Manhattan Town Center is situated 2 miles west of Big Blue River.
Manhattan Carnegie Library Building
Library
Photo: HornColumbia, CC0.
The Manhattan Carnegie Library Building in Manhattan, Kansas, United States, is a Carnegie Library built in 1904. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. Manhattan Carnegie Library Building is situated 2 miles west of Big Blue River.
Seven Dolors Catholic Church
Church
Photo: WaltBren, Public domain.
The Seven Dolors Catholic Church is a Catholic church in Manhattan, Kansas, United States, and is the see of the Seven Dolors Parish, which also contains Saint Patrick's Church in Ogden. Seven Dolors Catholic Church is situated 2 miles west of Big Blue River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manhattan and Zeandale.
Manhattan
Photo: Kzollman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Manhattan is a city in and the county seat of Riley County, Kansas, United States, although the city extends into Pottawatomie County. It is located in northeastern Kansas at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River.
Zeandale
Village
Photo: IveGoneAway, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zeandale is a census-designated place in Riley County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 62. It is located approximately 6.8 miles east of Manhattan at the intersection of Tabor Valley Rd and K-18 highway. Zeandale is situated 6 miles east of Big Blue River.
Big Blue River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Pottawatomie, Kansas, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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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”
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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.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Big Blue River”. Photo: Kgwo1972, Public domain.