South Fork Republican River

South Fork Republican River
Country United States
State Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska
Source
 - location Lincoln County, Colorado
 - elevation 5,384 ft (1,641 m)
 - coordinates 39°12′53″N 103°20′14″W / 39.21472°N 103.33722°W / 39.21472; -103.33722
Mouth Republican River
 - location Benkelman, Nebraska
 - elevation 2,969 ft (905 m)
 - coordinates 40°02′30″N 101°31′17″W / 40.04167°N 101.52139°W / 40.04167; -101.52139Coordinates: 40°02′30″N 101°31′17″W / 40.04167°N 101.52139°W / 40.04167; -101.52139 [1]
Length 171 mi (275 km)
Basin 2,778 sq mi (7,195 km2)
Discharge for USGS 06827500 near Benkelman, NE[2]
 - average 35.1 cu ft/s (1 m3/s)
 - max 6,220 cu ft/s (176 m3/s)
 - min 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
Watersheds South Fork Republican-
Republican-Kansas-Missouri-
Mississippi
Reservoirs Bonny Reservoir

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. Bonny Lake State Park is located at the reservoir.

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 1942-12-31.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "South Fork Republican River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
  2. ↑ "Water-Data Report 2013 - 06827500 South Fork Republican River near Benkelman, NE" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 29, 2011
  4. ↑ Gustafson, Daniel L. (2003-01-24). "Hydrologic Unit Project". Montana State University, Environmental Statistics Group. Retrieved 2008-02-05.

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