Platte River
The Platte River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in central Minnesota in the United States. It is 55.1 miles long. Platte is a name derived from the French meaning "flat".
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Minnesota, United States
- Also known as: “Flat River” and “Pekushino River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rice and Royalton.
Rice
Village
Photo: Vaslittlecrow, Public domain.Royalton
Village
North Prairie
Hamlet
North Prairie is an unincorporated community in Two Rivers Township, Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located along Morrison County Road 21 near Gable Road. North Prairie is situated 3½ miles northwest of Platte River.
Platte River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Benton, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.77913° or 45° 46′ 45″ north
Longitude
-94.27916° or 94° 16′ 45″ west
Elevation
1,017 feet (310 metres)
Open location code
86Q7QPHC+M8
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Platte River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Platte”
- Cebuano: “Platte River”
- French: “rivière Platte”
- French: “Rivière Platte”
- Irish: “Abhainn Platte”
- Venetian: “Platte”
- Welsh: “Afon Platte”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Two Rivers Park and Royalton Cemetery.
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