Republican River

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Republican River
Map of the Republican River and its tributaries

Map of the Republican River and its tributaries

Data
Water code US :  485443
location Nebraska , Kansas (USA)
River system Mississippi River
Drain over Kansas River  → Missouri River  → Mississippi River  → Gulf of Mexico
origin The North Fork Republican River and Arikaree River meet in Dundy County
40 ° 1 ′ 12 ″  N , 101 ° 56 ′ 16 ″  W
Source height 988  m
confluence with the Smoky Hill River at Junction City to the Kansas River Coordinates: 39 ° 3 '36 "  N , 96 ° 48' 5"  W 39 ° 3 '36 "  N , 96 ° 48' 5"  W
Mouth height 318  m
Height difference 670 m
Bottom slope 0.92 ‰
length 729 km
Left tributaries North Fork Republican River
Right tributaries South Fork Republican River ,
Arikaree River
Reservoirs flowed through Swanson Reservoir ,
Harlan County Reservoir
Floods on June 24, 1947 on the Republican River on the border of Jewell County and Republic Counties near Hardy and Webber.

Flood on June 24, 1947 on the Republican River on the border of Jewell County and Republic Counties near Hardy and Webber .

The Republican River is a river in the central Great Plains of North America . It flows 729 km through the US states of Nebraska and Kansas .

geography

Republican River Basin

The Republican River is formed by the confluence of the North Fork Republican River and Arikaree River north of Haigler in Dundy County . It unites with the South Fork Republican River southeast of Benkelman . All three tributaries have their origin in the High Plains of northeast Colorado . The Republican River flows mostly in an easterly direction along the southern border of Nebraska , flowing through the Swanson Reservoir and Harlan County Reservoir before turning south and entering the Smoky Hills region of Kansas . The Republican River joins the Smoky Hill River at Junction City to form the Kansas River .

Some places along the river include: McCook , Clay Center , Concordia, and Junction City . Near Concordia is the Republican River Pegram Truss , a bridge that spans the Republican River and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

history

The river was named after a tribe of the Pawnee Indians known as "the Republicans" (Stewart 1967: 223). The use of the water of the Republican River is regulated by an agreement between the states of Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado, the so-called Republican River Compact .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map . Retrieved March 25, 2011
  2. ^ North Fork Republican River ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  3. ^ South Fork Republican River ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  4. ↑ Arikaree River ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  5. ↑ Stewart, George R. (1967) Names on the Land . Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.

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