Republican River in Nebraska
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Around Republican River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Republican River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Republican River near Orleans, Nebr (site 06844500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1948 to 2026
Republican River typically runs highest in March, at a median 227 cfs, and lowest in September, at 51 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 18,400 cfs, in 1948.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 130 | 75 to 190 |
| February | 191 | 116 to 280 |
| March | 227 | 172 to 340 |
| April | 220 | 159 to 341 |
| May | 186 | 105 to 294 |
| June | 137 | 76 to 368 |
| July | 83 | 35 to 179 |
| August | 61 | 23 to 136 |
| September | 51 | 12 to 100 |
| October | 83 | 25 to 121 |
| November | 123 | 68 to 172 |
| December | 126 | 73 to 182 |
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 79 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Republican River near Orleans, Nebr. (site 06844500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
5 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Republican River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Hunter Cove (Main)Harlan County LakePublic
- Harlan - Gremlin CoveHarlan County LakePublic
- Methodist CoveHarlan County LakePublic
- Harlan - Gremlin CoveHarlan County LakePublic
- Harlan - AlmaHarlan County LakePublic
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