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MLRA 73 - Rolling Plains and Breaks
Kansas and Nebraska
59,260 km2 (22,880 mi2)
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Elevation and Topography:
Elevation ranges from 500 to 900 m, increasing from east to west. These dissected plains have broad undulating to rolling ridgetops and hilly to steep valley sides. The valleys generally are narrow, but the Republican River and its larger tributaries have broad flood plains and terraces. Local relief is in meters to tens of meters.