| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska |
| Length | 171 mi |
| Discharge1 location | USGS 06827500 near Benkelman, NE[1] |
| Discharge1 min | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
| Discharge1 avg | 35.1 cu ft/s (0.99 m3/s) |
| Discharge1 max | 6,220 cu ft/s (176 m3/s) |
| Source1 location | Lincoln County, Colorado |
| Source1 coordinates | 39°12′53″N 103°20′14″W |
| Source1 elevation | 5,384 ft (1,641 m) |
| Mouth | Republican River |
| Mouth location | Benkelman, Nebraska |
| Mouth coordinates | 40°02′30″N 101°31′17″W[2] |
| Mouth elevation | 2,969 ft (905 m) |
| Basin size mi 2 | 2778 |
| Custom label | Watersheds |
| Custom data | South Fork Republican- Republican-Kansas-Missouri- Mississippi |
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.
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 and Nebraska signed on December 31, 1942.
See also
- List of rivers in Colorado
- List of rivers in Kansas
- List of rivers in Nebraska
- Colorado drainage basins
References
- ^ "Water-Data Report 2013 - 06827500 South Fork Republican River near Benkelman, NE". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
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- ^ 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.