Republican River

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.

Republican River
Fourche des Republiques,
Coster Blanches, Ki-ra-ru-tah, Mahohevaohe
The Republican River near Riverton, Nebraska
Map of the Kansas River drainage basin showing the Republican River
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesNebraska, Kansas, Colorado
Physical characteristics
Source confluence 
  locationHaigler, Nebraska
  coordinates40°01′12″N 101°56′16″W
  elevation3,253 ft (992 m)
MouthKansas River
  location
Junction City, Kansas
  coordinates
39°03′36″N 96°48′05″W
  elevation
1,043 ft (318 m)
Length453 mi (729 km)
Basin size24,900 sq mi (64,000 km2)
Discharge 
  locationJunction City about 3 mi (4.8 km) above the mouth
  average848 cu ft/s (24.0 m3/s)
  minimum3.2 cu ft/s (0.091 m3/s)
  maximum33,300 cu ft/s (940 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftNorth Fork Republican River,
Frenchman Creek, Red Willow Creek,
Medicine Creek
  rightArikaree River,
South Fork Republican River,
Sappa Creek, Prairie Dog Creek,
White Rock Creek
WatershedsRepublican-Kansas-Missouri-Mississippi
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