South Fork Republican River
| South Fork Republican River |
| River |
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The area highlighted in red corresponds to the South Fork drainage basin area within the Republican River drainage basin.
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| Name origin: Native American Ne Miskua |
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| Country |
United States |
| State |
Kansas |
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| Source |
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| - location |
Lincoln County, Colorado |
| - elevation |
5,166 ft (1,575 m) |
| - coordinates |
[1] |
| Mouth |
Republican River |
| - location |
Dundy County, Nebraska |
| - elevation |
2,961 ft (903 m) |
| - coordinates |
[1] |
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| Length |
171 mi (275 km) |
| Basin |
2,778 sq mi (7,195 km2) |
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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)[2] 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.[3]
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.
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