South Fork Republican River
The South Fork Republican River is a river that arises in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States, and flows east-northeastward for about 171 miles (275 km)[3] through Kit Carson and Yuma Counties, Colorado, and Cheyenne County, Kansas, to a confluence with the Republican River in Dundy County, Nebraska. Bonny Reservoir is located on the South Fork Republican River in Yuma County, Colorado.
South Fork Republican River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Lincoln County, Colorado |
• coordinates | 39°12′53″N 103°20′14″W |
• elevation | 5,384 ft (1,641 m) |
Mouth | Republican River |
• location | Benkelman, Nebraska |
• coordinates | 40°02′30″N 101°31′17″W[1] |
• elevation | 2,969 ft (905 m) |
Length | 171 mi (275 km) |
Basin size | 2,778 sq mi (7,190 km2) |
Discharge | |
• location | USGS 06827500 near Benkelman, NE[2] |
• average | 35.1 cu ft/s (0.99 m3/s) |
• minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
• maximum | 6,220 cu ft/s (176 m3/s) |
Basin features | |
Watersheds | South Fork Republican- Republican-Kansas-Missouri- Mississippi |
The South Fork Republican River drains an area of 2,778 square miles (7,190 km2), including 2,106 square miles (5,450 km2), or 75.8%, in eastern Colorado, 667 square miles (1,730 km2), or 24.0%, in northwestern Kansas, and 6 square miles (16 km2), or 0.2%, in southwestern Nebraska.[4]
Use of water from the South Fork Republican River is governed by the Republican River Compact, a water agreement among the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas Nebraska signed on 12-31-1942
See also
References
- "South Fork Republican River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
- "Water-Data Report 2013 - 06827500 South Fork Republican River near Benkelman, NE" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 29, 2011
- Gustafson, Daniel L. (2003-01-24). "Hydrologic Unit Project". Montana State University, Environmental Statistics Group. Retrieved 2008-02-05.