title: Nemaha River basin
text: # Nemaha River basin
  
  The Nemaha River basin includes the areas of the U.S. state of Nebraska below the Platte River basin that drain directly into the Missouri River. The major streams of the drainage include Weeping Water Creek, Muddy Creek, Little Nemaha River, and Big Nemaha River. The basin has a total area of approximately 2,800 square miles (7,300 $km^2),$ and includes much of southeastern Nebraska.
  
  The name 'Nemaha' originates in the Ioway-Otoe-Missouria phrase ñí-máha, which means 'water-soil' and refers to the muddy water at corn-planting time.
  
  ## Discharges
  
  | Stream | Location | Discharge |
  | - | - | - |
  | Weeping Water Creek | Union | 111 cu ft/s (3.1 $m^3/s)$ |
  | Little Nemaha River | Auburn | 332 cu ft/s (9.4 $m^3/s)$ |
  | North Fork Big Nemaha River | Humboldt | 221 cu ft/s (6.3 $m^3/s)$ |
  | Big Nemaha River | Falls City | 607 cu ft/s (17.2 $m^3/s)$ |
  