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Blue River Background Tuttle Creek Lake, located on the Big Blue River approximately 10 miles upstream from its confluence with the Kansas River, supplies water for Topeka, Lawrence, and Kansas City, Kansas. The Little Blue River accounts for approximately 36 percent of the mean annual flow of the Big Blue River below the point of confluence, which occurs approximately midway between the Nebraska-Kansas border and the confluence of the Big Blue and the Kansas Rivers near Manhattan, Kansas. The Big Blue River Basin, which includes the Little Blue River Basin, covers approximately 9,690 square miles in southeast Nebraska and northeast Kansas. conservationbuffers.unl.edu /blueriverbackground.htm

Big Blue River Compact From there, the Big Blue river flows generally southward to join the Kansas river near Manhattan, Kansas, as shown on exhibit A. 2.2 Much of the upper portion of the basin in Nebraska is underlain with sands and gravels that supply large quantities of water to irrigation wells. The Big Blue river and its principal tributary, the Little Blue river, join near Blue Rapids, Kansas. 2.1 The Big Blue river, a tributary of the Kansas river, drains an area of 9,696 square miles in south central Nebraska and north central Kansas. www.accesskansas.org /kda/dwr/Interstate/Blue_River_Compact.htm

Big Blue River. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. A river rising in southeast Nebraska and flowing about 483 km (300 mi) east and southeast to the Kansas River in northeast Kansas near Manhattan. www.bartleby.com /61/85/B0238500.html

MSN Encarta - Kansas City (Missouri) Between the downtown and the river to the north is the Kansas City River Market district, formerly called the River Quay, known for its renovated historic loft buildings, specialty restaurants, and nightclubs, as well as its bustling open-air farmers market. Kansas City grew from two frontier settlements that developed near the important transportation junction at the Kaw Bend of the Missouri River, where the river turns sharply east on its way across the mid-section of Missouri. Like many Midwestern river cities, Kansas City is built on two levels. encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572388/Kansas_City_(Missouri).html

Blue River Basins Agricultural Survey, Tillage, Conservation and Cropping Practices, NF98-370 The Big Blue and Little Blue River Basins cover approximately 9,690 square miles in southeast Nebraska and northeast Kansas. Of the selected survey fields in sorghum in 1996, an average of 38 percent was considered highly erodible: 27 percent in the Little Blue, 13 percent in the Upper Big Blue and 65 percent in the Lower Big Blue. An average of 21 percent of the survey corn acres was in the highly erodible category: 11 percent in the Little Blue, 16 percent in the Upper Big Blue and 35 percent in the Lower Big Blue. ianrpubs.unl.edu /water/nf370.htm

Historical and Named Trails and Roads in the USA and Canada The main trail started by following the Platte River for about 540 miles through present-day Nebraska, crossing the Kansas River and the Big Blue River, passing Fort Kearney (sited at the present-day town of Kearney), Chimney Rock, Scotts Bluff, to Fort Laramie in present-day Wyoming. The final section of the trail crossed the Blue Mountains in Oregon before reaching the Columbia River at The Dalles, where wagons were floated downstream until the Barlow Road through the Cascade Mountains was constructed. It then continued along the North Platte and Sweetwater Rivers via Fort Caspar (sited at the present-day town of Casper, spelt with an "e" instead of an "a") and Independence Rock to South Pass in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming. freespace.virgin.net /john.cletheroe/usa_can/histroad/index.htm

Blue River, Kansas (Rivers and Streams) the Lower Big Blue river continues southeasterly into Riley County, and emptying its waters into the Republican River at Manhattan, Kansas. The Lower little Blue is mainly within Washington County, and drains into the Lower Big Blue river in Marshall County. The Lower Little Blue and Lower Big Blue branches exist in the Lower Republican River Drainage Basin. www.ohwy.com /ks/b/bluerive.htm

Kansas State Collegian: RCPD Dive Team pulls stolen car out of Big Blue River 09/05/03 Representatives from the Riley County Police Department believe the car was stolen earlier this summer before being pushed into the river near a remote stretch of the Big Blue, just north of Knox Place on Manhattan's far northeast side. The Riley County Dive Team was called in to pull a stolen car out of the Big Blue River on Thursday afternoon. The car was weighed down with mud and was near a steep stretch of the river's bank. www.kstatecollegian.com /stories/090503/new_pondcar.shtml

Big Blue River. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000 W branch rises in N Adams co. (Nebr.), NW of Hastings, flows E c.100 mi/161 km to Big Blue R. N of Crete. Receives Little Blue R. at Blue Rapids (Kansas). www.aol.bartleby.com /69/30/B06130.html

MOD Y MARYSVILLE LEVEE AND RAILROAD RELOCATION PROJECT, BIG BLUE RIVER, KANSAS 18-May-02 - FBO#0167 MARYSVILLE LEVEE AND RAILROAD RELOCATION PROJECT, BIG BLUE RIVER, KANSAS Y -- MARYSVILLE LEVEE AND RAILROAD RELOCATION PROJECT, BIG BLUE RIVER, KANSAS Address: US Army Engineer District, Kansas City-Civil Works ATTN: CENWK-CT, 700 Federal Building 60l East 12th Street Kansas City MO www.fbodaily.com /archive/2002/05-May/18-May-2002/FBO-00078373.htm

Trip above the Kansas River Marysville once had a ferry across the Big Blue River and was a stop on the Pony Express route. Discovered by travelers on the Oregon Trail, the site was often used for rest and relaxation by those who waited for the swollen waters of the Big Blue to recede in springtime, thus assuring safe passage westward. A park at the west edge of town has markers that explain the many trails that crossed the Blue River at Marysville and there is a replica ferry barge at the site. www.washburn.edu /cas/art/cyoho/archive/KStravel/aboveKaw   (336 words)

Big Blue River -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article The Big Blue River is a (A branch that flows into the main stream) tributary of the (A river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River) Kansas River. Big Blue River -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article It discharges its waters into a (Tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)) reservoir called Tuttle Creek Lake which lies slightly northeast of (Click link for more info and facts about Manhattan, Kansas) Manhattan, Kansas. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bi/big_blue_river.htm   (110 words)

Civil War Battlefield Guide - -Big Blue River (Byram's Ford), Missouri (MO026) , Jackson County, October 22-23, 1864 One hundred acres of the Big Blue River battlefield are owned by Kansas City, Missouri, a gift of the Monnett Fund. US General Curtis's Army of the Border established a strong defensive line along the Big Blue River, blocking CS General Price's advance into Kansas. The walking tour, in the area of the Byram's Ford Industrial Park, was established by the Monnett Battle of Westport Fund of the Civil War Round Table of Kansas City. college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/civwar/html/cw_010006_bigblueriver.htm   (110 words)

Blue Rapids, KS Blue Rapids is located in southwest Marshall, [MS], county at the junction of the Little Blue River and the Big Blue River. In 1872 Blue Rapids was incorporated as a city of 3rd class under the statutes of Kansas. Blue Rapids is governed by an elected mayor and 5 elected City Council members. skyways.lib.ks.us /towns/BlueRapids   (362 words)

Kansas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Other important rivers are the Saline and Solomon, tributaries of the Smoky Hill River; the Big Blue, Delaware, and Wakarusa, which flow into the Kansas River; and the Marais des Cygnes, a tributary of the Missouri River. Kansas is bordered by Nebraska on the north, Missouri on the east, Oklahoma on the south, and Colorado on the west. The Kansas River, formed by the junction of the Smoky Hill and Republican rivers, joins the Missouri at Kansas City, after a course of 150 miles across the state. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kansas   (3671 words)

Blue Rapids, KS Blue Rapids is located in southwest Marshall, [MS], county at the junction of the Little Blue River and the Big Blue River. In 1872 Blue Rapids was incorporated as a city of 3rd class under the statutes of Kansas. Blue Rapids is governed by an elected mayor and 5 elected City Council members. skyways.lib.ks.us /towns/BlueRapids   (362 words)

Battle Summary: Byram's Ford, MO Price’s wagon train and about 5,000 head of cattle then crossed the Big Blue River at Byram’s Ford and headed southward toward Little Santa Fe and safety. With Pleasonton across the river, he was now an additional threat to Price who was fighting Curtis’s Army of the Border at Westport. Sterling Price’s Army of Missouri was headed west towards Kansas City and Fort Leavenworth. www.cr.nps.gov /hps/ABPP/battles/mo026.htm   (362 words)

Encyclopedia: Big Blue River The Big Blue River is a tributary of the Kansas River. People who viewed "Big Blue River" also viewed: Updated 168 days 18 hours 13 minutes ago. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Big-Blue-River   (420 words)

Earth from Space - Image Information Manhattan, a trade and food processing center 18 miles (29 kilometers) east of Junction City (discernible near the northeast quadrant of the photograph), is situated at the confluence of the Big Blue River and the Kansas River. North of Manhattan is sediment-laden Tuttle Creek Lake, a reservoir built on the Big Blue River in 1962. The agricultural lands of the Smoky Hill River Valley and the green grasslands of the Flint Hills region of central Kansas can be seen in this west-northwest-looking, low-oblique photograph. earth.jsc.nasa.gov /sseop/EFS/printinfo.pl?PHOTO=STS040-80-64   (311 words)

Republican River --  Encyclopædia Britannica stream in northeastern Kansas, U.S. It is formed by the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers at Junction City and is joined by the Big Blue River near Manhattan. Flowing east into the Missouri River at Kansas City for a distance of about 170 miles (275 km), the Kansas drains an area of 61,300 square miles (158,770 square km), including northern Kansas and... Junction City was founded in 1858 and named for the river confluence. www.britannica.com /eb/article-9063243   (800 words)

Whitewater in Kansas! Blue River, in Kansas City, KS The best beta for this can be found at: http://www.kansaswhitewater.org/local/ NOTE: This is an artificial structure that diverts the Arkansas River through Wichita and forms the flood control system called the "Big Ditch". Remember that all Kansas streams but the Kansas River, Arkansas River, and Missouri River flow over "private property", as interpreted by the Kansas Supreme Court. www.kansas.net /~tjhittle/kpg_vol3.html   (770 words)

Encyclopedia: Edwards County, Kansas Riley County Courthouse, Manhattan Manhattan is a town located in northeastern Kansas at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. The Arkansas River flows through Edwards County from the southwest corner to the Pawnee County line near U.S. Highway 56. Edwards County (standard abbreviation: ED) is a county located in the state of Kansas. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Edwards-County,-Kansas   (3519 words)

Marysville, Kansas History Colonel Frank I. Marshall had moved from Missouri in 1852 to establish a trading post-tavern, a town, and a ferry at the crossing of the Blue (Independence/Big Blue River Crossing) in northern Kansas. Source: see Rydjord in Kansas Town Sources file. The town that grew up around the tavern was then named Marysville for Marshall's wife, Mary Williams of Missouri. www.ku.edu /heritage/towns/maryvill.html   (175 words)

Blue Rapids, KS Blue Rapids is located in southwest Marshall, [MS], county at the junction of the Little Blue River and the Big Blue River. In 1872 Blue Rapids was incorporated as a city of 3rd class under the statutes of Kansas. Blue Rapids is governed by an elected mayor and 5 elected City Council members. skyways.lib.ks.us /towns/BlueRapids   (362 words)

Overland to the Gold Fields of California in 1852: The Journal of John Hawkins Clark, Expanded and Revised From Notes Made During the Journey, edited by Louise Barry, Kansas Historical Quarterly, August, 1942 It was a tedious journey of six miles from camp to the Big Blue river; the wind and rain from the northwest; and as we were going in that direction had to "face the music" of the elements in all their disagreeableness. We were in too big a hurry so let our wagons slide with the two hind wheels rough-locked; we gained the bottom as soon as the best of them, but our drivers and teams got mixed up somewhat and a great deal demoralized. She crossed the Missouri river the same day that we did and here she was, safe and sound, without a broken head in the "outfit," which consisted of three women besides herself and five boys, big and little, including a son-in-law and a grandson. www.kancoll.org /khq/1942/42_3_barry.htm   (19541 words)

Marysville, KS Marysville, KS Marysville, the county seat of Marshall [MS] county, is a beautiful and prosperous town located near the Big Blue river of northern Kansas. Explore Marshall County or visit other Kansas Cities and Towns The City Park in southern Marysville has a sod house, a little red schoolhouse, a steam locomotive, a new theme playground and a 1901 Union Pacific Depot. skyways.lib.ks.us /towns/Marysville   (216 words)

Seward - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Seward City and administrative headquarters of Seward County, southeast Nebraska, on the Big Blue River, 35 km/22 mi northwest of Lincoln; population (1990) 5,600. There is a statue of Seward standing in one of the streets of Seattle. Forests in the area are well known for hunting, and Kenai Fjords National Park is to the west. encyclopedia.farlex.com /Seward   (234 words)

Missouri River basin project Long-term changes in the fish assemblages of the Big Blue River basin 40 years after the construction of Tuttle Creek Reservoir. River and its tributaries, draining an area of c.513,300 sq mi (1,329,400 sq km) in Nebraska, Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Iowa, and Minnesota. Marias - Marias, river, c.210 mi (340 km) long, rising in several branches in NW Montana near the... www.infoplease.com /ce6/us/A0833428.html   (426 words)

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