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The Platte River has its beginnings in the Rocky Mountains on the eastern slope. The word "Platte" is the French word for "flat". It is a slow meandering river as it winds it way east.
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What river is formed in Nebraska where the North Platte River and the South Platte River come together?
The answer is the Platte river
Length of North Platte River?
The North Platte River is a tributary of the Platte River, approximately 680 miles long
How long is the Platte River?
The platte river is roughly 170 miles long.
When was Platte River Wilderness created?
Platte River Wilderness was created in 1984.
What is the area of Platte River Wilderness?
The area of Platte River Wilderness is 96.89 square kilometers.
What is the longest branch of the Platte River that Lewis and Clark explored?
The Lewis and Clark expedition explored the Platte River in Missouri. The longest branch explored was the Little River Platte.
The Platte River is a tributary of which river?
the amazon
Where does the North Platte River end?
Its confluence is with the Sout Platte near present day North Platte, Nebraska.
What is the river system in which Platte River is found?
The Missouri.
Does the Platte River go through the Colorado River?
No, although some water from the Colorado River finds its way into the Platte through diversion projects.
What Nebraska city is located where the south and north Platte rivers meet?
the South Platte comes in from Colorado, it join with the north Platte making the Platte river. The North Platte comes in from Wyoming.
Where is the Platte River located?
They are in Nebraska.The Platte River is usually associated with Nebraska which it crosses to join the Missouri. Both the North Platte and the South Platte have their origin in Colorado but the North Platte flows notth through Wyoming before heading southeast to join and form the Platte in Nebraska. The South Platte also heads northeast from its source but never ventures into Wyoming. They are important American waterways but lack the prestige of the Missouri or Colorado, and were never navigable by anything but a light canoe. At some places it can be "a mile wide and an inch deep", clogged with debris and sandbars. It was both cursed and loved by the early mountain men, and was an essential part ot the western expansion of the United States.
