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South Fork Republican River in Kansas

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5 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

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South Fork Republican River is a 37.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge South Fork Republican River near Benkelman, Nebr (site 06827500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1938 to 2026

South Fork Republican River typically runs highest in April, at a median 28 cfs, and lowest in August, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,220 cfs, in 1958.

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Typical flow by month at South Fork Republican River near Benkelman, Nebr., in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January110.0 to 26
February214.5 to 41
March2512 to 52
April2813 to 56
May248.6 to 60
June140.0 to 41
July0.00.0 to 20
August0.00.0 to 6.1
September0.00.0 to 0.9
October0.00.0 to 9.8
November110.0 to 22
December100.0 to 22

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 89 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for South Fork Republican River near Benkelman, Nebr. (site 06827500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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