South Fork Republican River

The South Fork Republican River is a river that arises in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States, and flows east-northeastward for about convert|243|km|mi|0|sp=us through Kit Carson and Yuma Counties, Colorado, and Cheyenne County, Kansas, to the confluence with the North Fork Republican River in Dundy County, Nebraska, where they form the Republican River. 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 7195 square kilometers (2778 sq mi), including 5454 square kilometers (2106 sq mi or 75.8%) in eastern Colorado, 1726 square kilometers (667 sq mi or 24.0%) in northwestern Kansas, and 14 square kilometers (6 sq mi or 0.2%) in southwestern Nebraska.cite web|url=http://www.esg.montana.edu/gl/huc/|title=Hydrologic Unit Project|format=HTML|publisher=Montana State University, Environmental Statistics Group|author=Daniel L. Gustafson|last=Gustafson|first=Daniel L.|date=2003-01-24|accessdate=2008-02-05]

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.

ee also

*List of rivers in Colorado
*List of rivers in Kansas
*List of rivers in Nebraska
*Colorado drainage basins

References

External links

* [http://www.republicanrivercompact.org Republican River Compact]