Where Does The Republican River End?

When I first noticed the question, "where does the Republican River end?" in the search words, leading to this site, I thought it was a snarky queery from a sore winner after last year's presidential election for a fleeting second, then I remembered that there actually IS a Republican River in Kansas. The answer to the question is Junction City, where it meets the Smoky Hill River to become the Kansas River. It starts in Eastern Colorado, flows into Southern Nebraska, and back down into North Central Kansas until it gets to Junction City. Maybe the river needs a new name!
 

 

Republican River, near Fort Riley, Kansas

Kansas River On Endangered List

According to American Rivers, the Kansas River is now endangered because of sand and gravel dredging. Sand and gravel dredging not only causes erosion and muddies the water, but it also pulls up old industrial pollutants, that have settled to the bottom, disperses them into the rest of the water, making drinking water unsafe in nearby communities. The Army Corps of Engineers is planning to expand it's sand and gravel shenanigans, anyway.

The Kansas River is the largest tributary of the Missouri River, and has been on the endangered list several times in the past. In 1995, it was on the list because of agricultural pollution and sand dredging; in 1998, agricultural pollution and municipal pollution, and in 2002, pollution and the removal of the Clean Water Act.

What does all this mean to Kansas Governor, Sam Brownback? Only the shadow knows! One thing is certain, though; if the Kansas River does not get more protection, Browncrack will not be able to hold any public baptisms there!