Blue River may refer to:

Rivers

Canada

* Blue River (North Thompson River tributary), British Columbia *

Blue River (Dease River tributary) The Blue River is a tributary of the Dease River in the Cassiar Country of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, flowing southeast into the latter river at the Blue River Indian Reserve No. 1 of the Liard First Nation. See also *List ...

, British Columbia

China

Yangtze River The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ) is the longest river in Eurasia and the third-longest in the world. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains of the Tibetan Plateau and flows including Dam Qu River the longest source of the Yangtze, i ...

, sometimes referred to as the Blue River in older English sources

New Zealand

Blue River (New Zealand) The Blue River is a small river in the South Island of New Zealand. It flows its entire length within the Mount Aspiring National Park, and although on the southeastern side of the main divide, the river is within the boundaries of the West Coa ...

, South Island

United States

* Blue River (Arizona), a tributary of the San Francisco River *

Blue River (Colorado) The Blue River is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 18, 2011 in the U.S. state of Colorado. It rises in s ...

, a tributary of the Colorado River *

Blue River (Indiana) The Blue River is a , two-forked stream that runs through Harrison, Crawford and Washington counties in Indiana. The headwaters of the North Fork arise near Salem in Washington County and flow south, and the headwaters of the South Fork ar ...

, a tributary of the Ohio River *

Blue River (Missouri River tributary) The Blue River (also known as the Big Blue River) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 31, 2011 stream that flows through Johnson County, Kansas, and Jackson County ...

, in Missouri *

Blue River (Oklahoma) The Blue River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 3, 2011 tributary of the Red River in southern Oklahoma in the United States. Via the Red River, it is part of ...

, a tributary of the Red River *

Blue River (Oregon) Blue River is a tributary of the McKenzie River in Linn and Lane counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. From its source at the confluence of Mann and Wolf creeks in the Cascade Range, it flows generally southwest to join the McKenzie near the c ...

, a tributary of the McKenzie River * Blue River (Wisconsin), a river of Wisconsin, a tributary of the Wisconsin River

Communities

Canada

Blue River, British Columbia Blue River is a small community of 175 residents at the 2021 census in British Columbia, situated on Highway 5 about halfway between Kamloops and Jasper, Alberta It is located at the confluence of the Blue and North Thompson Rivers. The loc ...

, an unincorporated settlement ** Blue River station, a Canadian National Railway station * Blue River Indian Reserve No. 1, in British Columbia

United States

* Blue River, Colorado * Blue River, Indiana * Blue River, Kentucky *

Blue River, Oregon Blue River is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located on Oregon Route 126 along the McKenzie River, between the communities of Finn Rock and Rainbow. It is in the Willamette National Forest, where the ...

Blue River, Wisconsin Blue River is a village in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 457 at the 2020 census. Places Eagle Cave is near Blue River. Geography Blue River is located at (43.186952, -90.570131). According to the United States Ce ...

Other uses

* ''Blue River'' (film), a 1995 television film * ''Blue River'' (album), by Eric Andersen, 1972 * "Blue River" (song), by Elvis Presley, 1965 *''Blue River'', a 1992 novel by

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