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Upper Little Blue Watershed
Watershed Description
The Upper Little Blue is located in southcentral Nebraska and northcentral
Kansas. The Upper Little Blue covers the counties of Adams, Clay, Fillmore,
Franklin, Jefferson, Kearney, Nuckolls, Thayer, and Webster in Nebraska and
Republic in Kansas.
Land uses in this watershed consist of irrigated cropland, dryland cropland,
and pastureland. The Upper Little Blue Watershed area is within the Central
Loess Plains which has a topography of nearly level land that gently slopes to
the southeast. Steeper slopes exist along drainage areas, especially in the
upland portions of the watershed.
Soils within this watershed consist mainly of loess and water deposited
material. Loess covers nearly all of the uplands, including the side slopes of
upland drainage ways. Soils in the upland areas are moderately well-drained to
well-drained soils. Depressions and river valleys contain clayey to gravelly,
water-deposited soils. Soil in these areas are somewhat poorly drained.
Watershed Statistics
The total surface area of this watershed is 1,406,873 acres. Approximately
1,400,992 acres are in Nebraska and 5,881 acres in Kansas. Of the 5,881 acres,
cropland covers about 4,638 acres, and grassland covers about 1,230 acres.
| Land Cover/Use |
Total Acres |
| Cropland |
4,638 |
| Grassland |
1,230 |
| Miscellaneous Land |
4 |
| Open Water |
3 |
| Trees |
6 |
| Total |
5,881 |
Local Contacts
| County |
NRCS District Conservationist |
Phone |
| Republic |
Terry Alstatt |
785-527-5573 |
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Self-Assessment and Other Documents
Typical Resource Concerns
- Soil Erosion - Wind/water
- Water Quality - Excessive nutrients, pesticides, sediment in
surface/ground water
- Plant Condition - Productivity, health, vigor
- Fish and Wildlife - Lack of suitable habitat
Maps and Watershed Information
Fact
Sheet - Upper Little Blue Watershed (PDF; 128 KB)
Map
of Upper Little Blue Watershed (PDF; 465 KB)
Map
of Upper Little Blue, Republic County, Kansas (PDF; 78 KB)
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Last Modified:
12/31/2008
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