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Republican River

American  

noun

  1. a river flowing E from E Colorado through Nebraska and Kansas into the Kansas River. 422 miles (680 km) long.


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Nebraska spent decades in a water fight with Kansas over access to the Republican River, which runs through Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2022

The Republican River originates in Colorado, crosses the northwestern tip of Kansas into Nebraska, then runs through Nebraska before re-entering Kansas through its northeastern corner.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2018

Ricketts has recommended that Nebraska lawmakers invest the settlement money in surface water conservation projects in the Republican River basin.

From Washington Times • Feb. 22, 2018

Hickenlooper said the payment could be used in the Republican River basin in Nebraska and “creates additional opportunities for cooperative water management between the states.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2018

In the study on the Republican River, 77 per cent of the parties interviewed came less than 25 miles to fish.

From Fishes of the Big Blue River Basin, Kansas by Minckley, W. L.

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