Republican River , Nebraska and Kansas (8), was studied on a U3-mile 

 reach from south-central Nebraska into north-central Kansas. The river bed is 

 primarily sand and varies in width from 250 feet to about 675 feet. The flow 

 fluctuates from flood condition to extremely low water. 



Access to the river is reasonably good during dry weather. Ninety- 

 five percent of the parties traveled a distance of less than $0 miles. Channel 

 catfish comprised about 76 percent of the catch. Carp, flathead catfish, fresh- 

 water drum, shovelnose sturgeon, black bullhead, and carpsuckers also were taken. 



Type and period of coverage: Intensive checks, April 22 through 

 September 15, 1951. Limited checks earlier in the spring and in the fall. 



Period of estimates: Estimates of use and yield for entire year. 



Expenditures for equipment and annual items: Applied from Lake Maloney 

 study (3). 



Other expenditure items: Obtained in summer period and applied through- 

 out the year. 



Medicine Creek , Nebraska (16), was studied over a 1-3A mile-reach at 

 the tailwater below Harry Strunk Lake dam. Many of the fish taken were spilled 

 into the stream from the reservoir. Largemouth black bass, yellow pikeperch, 

 channel catfish, carp, and bullhead in that order comprised the major portion of 

 the catch. Most of the fishing was done in connection with fishing in Harry 

 Strunk Lake. 



Type and period of coverage: General observations of fishing, spring 

 and summer of 1951 and 1952. 



Period of estimates: Entire year, 1951 and 1952, but only estimates 

 for 1951 included in this paper. 



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