Blue River (Missouri River tributary)
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The Blue River (also known as the Big Blue River) is a 39.8-mile-long (64.1 km)[3] stream that flows through Johnson County, Kansas, and Jackson County, Missouri, in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The river rises in Johnson County, Kansas at the confluence of Coffee Creek and Wolf Creek near the border of the states of Kansas and Missouri. Crossing the city of Kansas City, Missouri, it empties into the Missouri River near the border between Kansas City and Independence, Missouri.
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas, Missouri |
City | Kansas City |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | confluence of Coffee Creek and Wolf Creek |
• location | East Johnson County, Kansas, United States |
• coordinates | 38°48′31″N 094°40′50″W[1] |
• elevation | 904 ft (276 m)[2] |
Mouth | Missouri River |
• location | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
• coordinates | 39°07′44″N 094°28′07″W |
• elevation | 725 ft (221 m)[1] |
Length | 39 mi (63 km), Northeast[3] |
Discharge | |
• location | mouth |
• average | 253.76 cu ft/s (7.186 m3/s) (estimate)[4] |
Basin features | |
River system | Missouri River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Brush Creek |
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Its major tributaries are Brush Creek, Tomahawk Creek, and Indian Creek.