Map of rivers in Kansas with the Little Blue in the north
The Little Blue River is a 245-mile-long (394 km)[1] river in southern Nebraska and northern Kansas in the United States, that was used by Pony Express horseback riders. Ridgelines of this historic watershed defined the wagon train routes first used by Oregon Trail emigrants.
Description
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]
See also
References
- ↑ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved Feb 10, 2011.
- ↑ Dawson, Charles (1912). Pioneer Tales of the Oregon Trail and of Jefferson County ... Crane. p. 256.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Little Blue River (Nebraska and Kansas).
- 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
39°41′51″N 96°40′46″W / 39.69750°N 96.67944°W
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