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A river, about 499 km (310 mi) long, of central Nebraska formed by the confluence of the North Platte and South Platte rivers and flowing eastward to the Missouri River at the Iowa border below Omaha.
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Platte, river, c.310 mi (500 km) long, formed by the confluence of the North Platte (680 mi/1,090 km long) and South Platte (430 m/690 km) rivers at North Platte, Neb. It flows generally E across S Nebraska to join the Missouri River at Plattsmouth, Neb. The river is too flood-prone in spring and too shallow and braided the rest of the year for navigation. Much of its water and the water of its tributaries is diverted for irrigation, municipal uses, and hydroelectric power production. The Platte valley was an important route to the West in the 19th cent.; the Mormon Trail followed the north bank, and the Oregon Trail followed the south bank.
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Places
In the United States:
- Platte, South Dakota
- Platte Canyon, in Colorado
- Platte Center, Nebraska
- Platte City, Missouri
- Platte Clove, New York
- Platte Woods, Missouri
- Ville Platte, Louisiana
Elsewhere:
Other uses
- Al Platte (1890-1976), a Major League Baseball player
- Department of the Platte, a military administrative district from 1866 to 1898
- Platte Media successor to Micro Bill Systems Ltd.
- Platte Purchase, an 1836 addition to the state of Missouri
- Platte River, a large tributary of the Missouri River
- USS Platte (AO-24)
- USS Platte (AO-186)
See also
- Plat
- Platt (disambiguation)
- Platts (disambiguation)
- Platte County (disambiguation)
- Platte Township (disambiguation)
- Platte River (disambiguation)
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