The Platte River (/ p l æ t /) is a major American river, in the state of Nebraska. It is about 310 mi (500 km) long; measured to its farthest source via its tributary, the North Platte River, it flows for over 1,050 miles (1,690 km).

Apr 26, 2025 · Platte River, river of Nebraska, U.S., formed at the city of North Platte by the confluence of the North Platte and South Platte rivers. The Platte proper is 310 miles (500 km) long, but measured from its source stream, Grizzly Creek in Colorado (via the North Platte River), the system has a length

The Platte River is a scenic and flowing body of water winding its way through Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming. Known for its picturesque vistas and recreational opportunities, the river attracts visitors year-round for activities such as tubing, fishing, hiking, and camping.

The Platte River has three main stretches from the Rocky Mountains to North Platte, Nebraska from there to Columbus, Nebraska and the onto the Missouri River. It starts from ice melt in the mountains and then follows down to the plains of Nebraska where it is used to irrigate farmland.

The Platte River is a river in the Great Plains. It stretches 310 miles making it the largest river in Nebraska. It is formed out of the Mississippi/Missouri River. In Nebraska the river splits in two. The river goes through Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming.

Apr 19, 2025 · LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Three people were killed Friday night when a small non-commercial plane crashed into the Platte River in eastern Nebraska, authorities say. The crash was reported about 8: ...

The central Platte River in Nebraska is a critical nesting site and a stopover point for birds migrating through the Central Flyway en route to their summer breeding grounds, some as far north as northern Canada and the Arctic. More than 300 bird species have been observed here and 140 bird species nest here.

The river named Platte—French for “flat”—drains nearly the entire state of Nebraska, whose name also means “flat,” in the Omaha and Oto languages. The comparatively safe and easy terrain is one reason that, beginning in the 1820s, the high road to the Southwest, California, and Oregon was not Lewis and Clark’s trail, but overland ...

As the Missouri River’s largest tributary, the Platte drains a significant portion of the central Great Plains, flowing 499 km eastward across Nebraska, to its confluence with the Missouri. The Platte’s main tributaries are the Loup and Elkhorn rivers.

The Platte River is a braided river system that originates on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains and flows east through Nebraska until it reaches the Missouri River. Early European explorers named the river the "Nebraskier", after its Oto name meaning “flat water”, and later "Platte" for the French word plate, also meaning flat.