What is the current flow on Big Blue River?

Big Blue River was running 3,570 cubic feet per second as of Aug 1, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC, measured at USGS gauge 06887000. This is a build-time snapshot rather than a live reading — check the USGS gauge directly before relying on it.

What is the water temperature on Big Blue River?

81.1°F (27.3°C) as of Aug 1, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC, at USGS gauge 06887000. Big Blue River carries no state trout classification, so the trout-stress thresholds do not apply to it — this is a water temperature measurement, not a fishery judgement.

Big Blue River

Kansas. Streamflow and water-temperature readings from USGS gauges. Running 3,570 cfs as of Aug 1, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC.

Latest Reading

3,570

cubic feet / second

81.1°F

water temperature (27.3°C)

USGS gauges

Flow measured Aug 1, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC at gauge 06887000. Temperature measured Aug 1, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC at gauge 06887000. These are build-time snapshots, not a live feed — check the USGS gauge before relying on them.

USGS Gauges on Big Blue River

Gauge	Station	Water temp?
06882510	BIG BLUE R AT MARYSVILLE, KS	Yes
06887000	BIG BLUE R NR MANHATTAN, KS	Yes

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Conditions: USGS NWIS (public domain).