Republican River basin (Colorado portion)

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The Republican River basin (Colorado portion) is the drainage area in eastern Colorado that feeds the Republican River system, encompassing its local tributaries, groundwater, and associated agricultural landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
river basin
compactParties Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
contains groundwater
surface water
country United States
drainsTo Republican River
environmentalIssue groundwater depletion
interstate water allocation compliance
streamflow reduction
governedBy State of Colorado
linked to: Colorado
hasTributary Arikaree River
Frenchman Creek
Lodgepole Creek
North Fork Republican River
South Fork Republican River
hydrologicallyConnectedTo High Plains aquifer
linked to: Ogallala Aquifer

Ogallala Aquifer
includesCounty Cheyenne County, Colorado
Kit Carson County, Colorado
Lincoln County, Colorado
Logan County, Colorado
Phillips County, Colorado
Sedgwick County, Colorado
Washington County, Colorado
Yuma County, Colorado
landUse dryland farming
irrigated agriculture
rangeland
locatedIn Colorado
eastern Colorado
majorCrops alfalfa
corn
sorghum
wheat
managedBy Colorado Division of Water Resources
Republican River Water Conservation District
partOf Mississippi River basin
Missouri River basin
Republican River basin
Republican River system
linked to: Republican River
subjectTo Colorado water law
Republican River Compact
prior appropriation doctrine
tributaryOf Republican River
waterUse irrigation
livestock watering
municipal supply

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Eastern Colorado contains Republican River basin (Colorado portion)
subject linked to: eastern Colorado
Republican River basin (Colorado portion) partOf Republican River basin
linked to: Republican River basin (Colorado portion)