Big blue river
a river in SE Nebraska, flowing E and SE to the Kansas (Kaw) River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
Historical Examples
Fishes of the Big Blue River Basin, Kansas W. L. Minckley
Lillian Morris, and Other Stories Henryk Sienkiewicz
Lillian Morris, and Other Stories Henryk Sienkiewicz
Narrative of the March of Co. A, Engineers from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Fort Bridger, Utah, and Return William P. Seville
Buckskin Mose Buckskin Mose
Journal of a Trip to California Charles W. Smith
History of the State of California John T. Frost
Fishes of the Big Blue River Basin, Kansas W. L. Minckley
Fishes of the Big Blue River Basin, Kansas W. L. Minckley
Fishes of the Big Blue River Basin, Kansas W. L. Minckley
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