Little Blue River (Kansas/Nebraska)
Little Blue River near Oak, Nebraska.
Map of rivers in Kansas with the Little Blue in the north
The Little Blue River is a 245-mile-long (394 km)[1][failed verification] river in southern Nebraska and northern Kansas that was used by Pony Express horseback riders. Ridgelines of this historic watershed defined the wagon train routes first used by Oregon Trail emigrants.
The Little Blue rises just south of Minden in Kearney County, Nebraska. It flows east-southeast past Hebron and Fairbury, Nebraska, and Marysville, Kansas. It joins the Big Blue River at Blue Rapids, Kansas.
The waters of Little Blue River, once noted for the namesake blueish tint, were later muddied by silt runoff from plowing.[2] Various other rivers also have the name "Little Blue River".
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved Feb 10, 2011.
- ^ Dawson, Charles (1912). Pioneer Tales of the Oregon Trail and of Jefferson County ... Crane. p. 256.
External links[]
- Nebraska DNR entry on river
- Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska on river
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Blue River
Coordinates: 39°41′51″N 96°40′46″W / 39.69750°N 96.67944°W
Categories:
- Rivers of Kansas
- Rivers of Nebraska
- Rivers of Kearney County, Nebraska
- Rivers of Thayer County, Nebraska
- Rivers of Jefferson County, Nebraska
- Tributaries of the Kansas River
- Rivers of Marshall County, Kansas
- Kansas river stubs
- Midwestern United States river stubs
- Nebraska geography stubs