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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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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

The settlement requires Colorado to make the payment by Dec. 31, 2018, even though state officials did not admit to any violations of the Republican River Compact.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2018

The water would flow down Turkey Creek into the Republican River between Oxford and Edison.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 18, 2015

The law was passed in the midst of recent drought years and legal fights with Kansas over access to the Republican River, which runs through southern Nebraska.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 21, 2014

On reaching the Republican River, we followed it to the Colorado line, and then tacked north for Cheyenne.

From Reed Anthony, Cowman by Andy Adams

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