The Blue River is a 57-mile-long (92 km), two-forked stream that runs through Harrison, Crawford and Washington counties in Indiana.The headwaters of the North Fork arise near Salem in Washington County and flow south, and the headwaters of the South Fork arise near New Liberty and flow southwest. Little Blue River at County Line nr Deshler, Nebr. Middle Creek at SW 63rd St at Lincoln, Nebr. For sheep and especially fine breedsthe high rolling prairies and the dry equable climate, are in every way superior to any other part of this continent. A lock ( Official Nebraska Government Website Nebraska Tourism Commission 301 Centennial Mall South PO Box 98907 Lincoln, NE 68509-8907 (402) 471-3796. })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); National Geographic Society map digitally presented using National Geographic Society TOPO software. m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) There are four trailheads in Beatrice, Holmesville, Blue Springs, and Barneston. The Little Blue River headwaters are south of Minden, Neb. The Big Blue River was notably used for kayaking and canoeing by roughly 100 individuals, in an event hosted by the Beatrice Mary Family YMCA last summer. Established in 1857, it was named for the daughter of one of its founders, Judge J.F. Figure 1 shows no significant Nebraska Big Blue River tributaries entering from the east. Streamflow and Administration Within the Big Blue Compact Basin Statistics reflect 37 years of data at Marysville (Big Blue) and 63 years of data at Barnes (Little Blue). The Big Blue River originates near Marquette, Nebraska (in the figure 1 north center area) almost along the northeast-oriented Platte River banks and flows in a northeast and then southeast direction to Ulysses, Nebraska where it joins a south-oriented tributary. The large northeast-oriented Loup-Platte River valley was eroded by immense northeast-oriented floods which were converging with massive southeast-oriented flood flow. In 1881 they were moved to Red Rock, Oklahoma, where the tribe is currently located. Offutt Ditch (Bellevue Drain) nr Offutt AFB, Nebr. Several of these east oriented Big Blue River tributaries, like the Big Blue River, originate near or almost on the banks of the east and northeast oriented Platte River. Salt Creek at 27th Street at Lincoln, Nebr. The river flows for approximately 359 miles from central Nebraska into Kansas, until its confluence with the Kansas River at Manhattan. In 1834, a missionary named Reverend Moses Merrill created a system of writing the Otoe language. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ne/nwis/current? The ice sheet had been large, comparable in size if not larger than the present day Antarctic Ice Sheet. The surface on which the ice sheet had formed no longer exists and the surface surrounding the ice sheet margins (all evidence of which has probably been destroyed) has been completely altered by deep melt water flood erosion. Otoe and Missouria children were taken away from their parents and sent to government boarding schools to be civilized. The Great Central Route to Denvera road thoroughly bridged and openedcrosses the Blue, directly west of this city, and runs out to the Platte on the divide between the West Branch and Beaver Creek. In the figure 2 northwest corner is the northeastoriented Loup River. Road ranches were soon established along the trail, and scattered settlement began shortly thereafter. 8634-ne-custercountyhistoricalsociety-littleblueriver-2018-burned-captions.mp4, https://museumonmainstreet.org/blog-node/going-distance-stories-nebraska, https://soundcloud.com/beherestories/little-blue-river-nebraska. Note how Big Blue River tributaries originate almost on the edge of the Platte River valley, the floor of which is 30-40 meters lower than where the Big Blue River tributaries begin. FOIA The Little Blue rises just south of Minden in Kearney County, Nebraska. Mouth: Kansas River. At the time of Big Blue River drainage basin formation the decaying ice sheets southwest margin was located in South Dakota and giant melt water rivers were flowing south from huge ice-walled canyons which had been carved into the ice sheets surface. This essay provides an overview of detailed essays describing landform origins along drainage divides in and adjacent to the Nebraska and Kansas Big Blue River drainage basin. The east- and southeast-oriented floods as they converged with the large south-oriented floods in southeast Nebraska eroded the Big Blue River drainage basin. The extermination of the buffalo on the Plains occurred largely between 1870 and 1885. The government encouraged a shift from a migratory lifestyle to an agrarian one without consideration of long established tradition or social structure. For years the tribe watched as acre by acre of their land was sold off by the government to non-Indians. The river flows for approximately 359 miles (578 km) [2] from central Nebraska into Kansas, until its confluence with the Kansas River at Manhattan . Except for the occasional Indian or white hunting parties, the scenic Blue River valley was seldom visited prior to 1860. View our maps and read detailed fishing reports from nearby anglers. The Blue River in late summer, just south of Fredericksburg, Indiana. Get all the fishing intel you need to start catching more, and bigger, fish. This is the perfect time of year for a visit to the old fishin' hole. The captains presented to the chiefs a document that offered peace while at the same time established the sovereignty of the United States over the tribe. Support the work of History Nebraska by donating to the History Nebraska Foundation today. Gifts to History Nebraska help leave a legacy and may help your taxes, too! An official website of the United States government. Nebraska, United States. The eastoriented floods were derived from melt water which had flowed to the ice sheets west margin in Alberta and had then flowed south in a giant melt water river which at that time flowed along and across the present day east-west continental divide. The act provided for the distribution of tribally held lands in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) into individually-owned parcels. Fishing spots and baits to use at West Fork Big Blue River? This created a conflict for the United States government and they took action to protect settlers. Maps used in this study were created by the United States Geological Survey and can be purchased in hard copy from the United States Geological Survey or from dealers offering United States Geological Survey maps. The 439 miles long South Platte River is one of the main branches of Platte River. The river attracts many animals that people love to hunt. This overview essay has only provided a brief sample of evidence shown in the more detailed essays. Essays describing Republican and Smoky Hill River drainage divide areas can be found under those river names on the sidebar category list. By 10/11 NOW Published: Mar. Notice how Republican River tributaries are predominantly oriented in a south direction and how Little Blue River tributaries are either oriented in a north direction or have north-oriented tributaries. Those traveling east will soon see Nebraska's Capitol, the "Tower of the Plains," designed by Bertram Goodhue and recognized as one of the architectural masterpieces of the world. However, close study of topographic map evidence illustrated in the Big Blue River drainage basin detailed essaysand in essaysfor adjacent drainage basins suggests an alternate explanation is much more probable. This name came from the Platt River which flows through the state and at some places moves so slowly and calmly that it is flat. Southeast-oriented flood flow into the Loup River drainage basin would have ended as headward erosion of the Missouri River-Niobrara River valley in northeast Nebraska beheaded the flood flow routes. Such captures of flood water provided the water volumes needed to erode the north-oriented Little Blue River tributary valleys. These six sub-districts are represented by two members of the Board of Directors that live within that sub-district. From Ulysses the Big Blue River flows in a south-southeast and south direction to Seward, Crete, Beatrice, and Wymore, Nebraska and Marysville and Blue Rapids, Kansas before joining the eastoriented Kansas River near Manhattan, Kansas. United States Geological Survey map digitally presented using National Geographic Society TOPO software. The Otoes also call themselves Jiwere (jee-WEH-ray) and the Missourias who call themselves Nutachi (noo-TAH-chi) were related to each other in language and customs, but they were still two distinct people. Warning: Javascript must be enabled to use all the features on this page! Pollution sources in the watershed include nonpoint sources from agriculture and pastures, land application of . The tribe was not allowed to hunt for buffalo. It was not long before one-half of the allotted lands were lost from Indian possession due to arbitrary and exploitive practices of so-called guardians. From Ulysses the Big Blue River flows in a south and south-southeast direction to Seward, Crete, and Beatrice, Nebraska before entering Kansas. Clear Creek 1.75 mile W of Polk County line, Nebr. Because so many of the traditions and the language were discouraged by the government, much of the language has been lost. Salt Creek at 70th Street at Lincoln, Nebr. The southeast-oriented stream in the figure 4 northeast corner is the Little Blue River (Nelson is the town in the figure 4 east center area). Your work helps us share access to Nebraskas stories at our museums and sites, the reference room, and online. [2], .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}394151N 964046W / 39.69750N 96.67944W / 39.69750; -96.67944 (Little Blue River). It was given its name by the Kansa tribe of Native Americans, who lived at its mouth from 1780 to 1830, and who called it the Great Blue Earth River. A lock ( United States. Yes, send me your monthly newsletter. The southeast-oriented floods were immense ice-marginal floods moving along the ice sheets southwest margin and at the time of Big Blue River drainage basin formation were flowing across much of the region between what were then the emerging Rocky Mountains and the decaying ice sheets southwest margin. East-oriented flood flow ended when the deeper northeast-oriented Loup-Platte River valley eroded headward and beheaded the east-oriented flood flow routes to the Big Blue River drainage basin.
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