Republican River
| Republican River | |
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Forche des Republiques, Coster Blanches, Ki-ra-ru-tah, Mahohevaohe |
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 The Republican River near Riverton, Nebraska
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Nebraska, Kansas |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | North Fork Republican River, Frenchman Creek, Red Willow Creek, Medicine Creek |
| - right | Arikaree River, South Fork Republican River, Sappa Creek, Prairie Dog Creek |
| Source confluence | |
| - location | Haigler, Nebraska |
| - elevation | 3,253 ft (992 m) |
| - coordinates | 40°01′12″N 101°56′16″W / 40.02000°N 101.93778°W |
| Mouth | Kansas River |
| - location | Junction City, Kansas |
| - elevation | 1,043 ft (318 m) |
| - coordinates | 39°03′36″N 98°48′05″W / 39.06000°N 98.80139°WCoordinates: 39°03′36″N 98°48′05″W / 39.06000°N 98.80139°W |
| Length | 453 mi (729 km) |
| Basin | 24,900 sq mi (64,491 km2) |
| Discharge | for Junction City about 3 mi (4.8 km) above the mouth |
| - average | 848 cu ft/s (24 m3/s) |
| - max | 33,300 cu ft/s (943 m3/s) |
| - min | 3.2 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
| Watersheds | Republican-Kansas-Missouri-Mississippi |
| Reservoirs | Swanson Lake, Harlan County Reservoir, Milford Lake |
The Republican River is a river in the central Great Plains of North America, rising in the High Plains of eastern Colorado and flowing east 453 miles (729 km) through the U.S. states of Nebraska and Kansas.
The Republican River is formed by the confluence of the North Fork Republican River and the Arikaree River just north of Haigler in Dundy County, Nebraska. It joins with the South Fork Republican River immediately southeast of Benkelman, Nebraska. All three tributaries originate in the High Plains of northeastern Colorado. From the confluence, the river flows generally eastward along the southern border of Nebraska, passing through Swanson Reservoir and Harlan County Reservoir before curving southward into the Smoky Hills region of Kansas. The Republican River joins the Smoky Hill River at Junction City, Kansas to form the Kansas River.
Some cities along the river are McCook, Nebraska, Clay Center, Kansas, Concordia, Kansas and Junction City, Kansas. Near Concordia is the Republican River Pegram Truss, a bridge that goes over the Republican River that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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