South Fork Republican River facts for kids

Quick facts for kids South Fork Republican River
The river in Hale, Colorado.
Country	United States
State	Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska
Physical characteristics
Main source	Lincoln County, Colorado 5,384 ft (1,641 m) 39°12′53″N 103°20′14″W / 39.21472°N 103.33722°W / 39.21472; -103.33722
River mouth	Republican River Benkelman, Nebraska 2,969 ft (905 m) 40°02′30″N 101°31′17″W / 40.04167°N 101.52139°W / 40.04167; -101.52139
Length	171 mi (275 km)
Basin features
Basin size	2,778 sq mi (7,190 km2)
Watersheds	South Fork Republican- Republican-Kansas-Missouri- Mississippi

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) 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.

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.

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 12-31-1942