Category archives for Big Blue River

Big Blue River drainage divide area landform origins, Nebraska and Kansas, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: 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 detailed essays can be found under Big Blue River on this website’s sidebar category list. All interpretations in […]

Platte River-Big Blue River drainage divide area landform origins in Hamilton, Polk, Butler, York, and Seward Counties, Nebraska, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Platte River-Big Blue River drainage divide area in Hamilton, Polk, Butler, York, and Seward Counties was eroded by a massive east oriented flood, which was first captured by headward erosion of the south-southeast oriented Big Blue River and later captured by headward erosion of the deeper […]

Big Blue River-Big Nemaha River drainage divide area landform origins in southeast Nebraska, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract The Big Blue River-Big Nemaha River drainage divide area in southeast Nebraska was eroded by massive south and southeast oriented floods. Floods were probably from a rapidly melting ice sheet located north and northwest of the drainage divide area. Initially flood waters flowed across a topographic […]

Big Blue River-South Fork Big Nemaha River drainage divide area landform origins in Pawnee County, Nebraska and Marshall and Nemaha Counties, Kansas, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Big Blue River-South Fork Big Nemaha River drainage divide in Pawnee County, Nebraska and Marshall and Nemaha Counties, Kansas was eroded by immense southeast and south oriented floods, which were probably derived from a rapidly melting North American ice sheet. The present day north-oriented South-Fork Big […]

Mill Creek (Big Blue River)-Republican River (Kansas River) drainage divide area landform origins in Washington, Clay, and Riley Counties, Kansas, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Mill Creek (Big Blue River)-Republican River (Kansas River) drainage divide area in Washington, Clay, and Riley Counties, Kansas was eroded by massive south-oriented floods as the deep Kansas River-Republican River valley and the deep Big Blue River-Little Blue River valley and their tributary valleys eroded […]

Little Blue River-Republican River drainage divide area landform origins in Nuckolls and Thayer Counties, Nebraska and Republic County, Kansas, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: Immense south-oriented floods eroded the Little Blue River-Republican River drainage divide area in Nuckolls and Thayer Counties, Nebraska and Republic County, Kansas. Flood waters were probably derived from a rapidly melting thick North American ice sheet. Flood waters were captured by headward erosion of the southeast-oriented […]

Turkey Creek-Little Blue River drainage divide area landform origins in Saline, Jefferson, and Gage Counties, Nebraska, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: Massive south and southeast oriented floods eroded the Turkey Creek-Little Blue River drainage divide area in Saline, Jefferson, and Gage Counties, Nebraska. Flood waters were probably derived from a rapidly melting thick North American ice sheet. Flood waters initially flowed on a topographic surface higher than […]

Lincoln Creek-Turkey Creek drainage divide area landform origins in York, Seward, Fillmore, and Saline Counties, Nebraska, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Lincoln Creek-Turkey Creek drainage divide area in York, Seward, Fillmore, and Saline Counties, Nebraska is a low relief region in the Big Blue River drainage basin. Lincoln Creek and Turkey Creek are the northern and southern of several northeast, east, and southeast oriented streams draining the […]

Platte River-Little Blue River drainage divide area landform origins in Hall, Hamilton, Adams, and Clay Counties, Nebraska, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Platte River-Little Blue River drainage divide area in Hall, Hamilton, Adams, and Clay Counties, Nebraska was eroded by massive south and southeast oriented floods, which were beheaded by Platte River valley headward erosion. Flood waters were probably derived from a rapidly melting North American ice sheet […]

Little Blue River-Republican River drainage divide area landform origins in Kearney, Adams, Franklin, and Webster Counties, Nebraska, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Little Blue River-Republican River drainage divide area in Kearney, Adams, Franklin, and Webster Counties, Nebraska was eroded by massive south and southeast oriented floods, which initially flowed to what was then the newly eroded Republican River valley, which had eroded headward into the region from […]