North Platte River

The North Platte River is a major tributary of the and is approximately 716 miles long, counting its many curves. In a straight line, it travels about 550 miles, along its course through the U.S. states of , , and .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: major tributary of the Platte River in Wyoming, Colorado, and Nebraska in the United States
  • Also known as: Minnii’yohe”, “Ne Braska”, “Rio Chato”, “Riviere Platte”, and “Wiskahuunu Hukaahaanu

Places of Interest

Highlights include North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
North Platte Regional Airport is a public airport three miles east of , in . It is owned by the North Platte Airport Authority and sees one airline, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Platte.

Photo: Ammodramus, CC0.
is a city in . With a population of over 23,000, is the largest community in Lincoln County, located in west central Nebraska.

North Platte River

Latitude
41.11389° or 41° 6′ 50″ north
Longitude
-100.67583° or 100° 40′ 33″ west
Elevation
2,762 feet (842 metres)
Open location code
85HX487F+HM
Geo­Names ID
5580425
Wiki­data ID
Q1755015
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Satellite Map

Discover North Platte River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“North Platte River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر بلات الشمالي
  • Armenian: Նորթ Պլատ
  • Asturian: Ríu North Platte
  • Catalan: riu Platte Nord
  • Catalan: Riu Platte Nord
  • Cebuano: North Platte River
  • Chinese: 北普拉特河
  • Danish: North Platte River
  • Dutch: North Platte River
  • Dutch: North Platte
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر نورث پلات
  • Estonian: North Platte’i jõgi
  • Estonian: North Platte
  • Estonian: Põhja-Platte’i jõgi
  • Estonian: Põhja-Platte
  • French: North Platte
  • French: Rivière Platte Nord
  • German: North Platte River
  • Hebrew: נהר נורת‘ פלאט
  • Hungarian: North Platte River
  • Italian: North Platte
  • Japanese: ノース・プラット川
  • Japanese: 北プラット川
  • Korean: 노스플랫 강
  • Korean: 노스플랫강
  • Lithuanian: Šiaurės Platas
  • Marathi: उत्तर प्लॅट नदी
  • Marathi: नॉर्थ प्लॅट नदी
  • Norwegian Bokmål: North Platte River
  • Norwegian: North Platte River
  • Polish: Platte Północna
  • Portuguese: Rio North Platte
  • Portuguese: Rio Platte Norte
  • Russian: Норт-Платт
  • Serbian: Норт Плат
  • Slovenian: North Platte River
  • Slovenian: North Platte
  • Slovenian: reka North Platte
  • Spanish: Rio North Platte
  • Spanish: Río North Platte
  • Spanish: Río Platte del Norte
  • Spanish: Rio Platte Norte
  • Spanish: Río Platte Norte
  • Swedish: North Platte River
  • Tatar: Норт-Платт
  • Turkish: Kuzey Platte Nehri
  • Urdu: دریائے نارتھ پلیٹ
  • Venetian: North Platte
  • Welsh: Afon North Platte

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include South Platte River and Upper Diversion Dam.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “North Platte River”. Photo: Greg Younger, CC BY-SA 2.0.