Platte River
river in Nebraska, United States
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
Platte River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 0.86% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,830 views/month, #118 of 13,643).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nebraska[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Basin country: United States[5]
- Commons category: Platte River[6]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Missouri River[7]
- Origin of the watercourse: North Platte River[8], South Platte River[9]
- Tributary: Elkhorn River[10], Loup River[11], Salt Creek[12], North Platte River[13], South Platte River[14]
- Category for the water basin: Q8956503[15]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21]
- Native label: Platte River[22]
- Length: 499 km[23]
- Watershed area: 241,000 km²[24]
- Discharge: 199 cubic metre per second[25]
- Tributary orientation: right bank[26]
- Drainage basin: Platte River basin[27]
Body
Cultural Significance
Things named for Platte River include Nebraska[28], an U.S. state[29], in United States[30], founded in 1867[31] and Platte County[32], a county of Missouri[33], in United States[34], founded in 1838[35].
Why It Matters
Platte River has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for it include Nebraska[28], an U.S. state[29], in United States[30], founded in 1867[31] and Platte County[32], a county of Missouri[33], in United States[34], founded in 1838[35].