North Platte River
The North Platte River is a major tributary of the Platte River 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 Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
North Platte Regional Airport is a public airport three miles east of North Platte, in Lincoln County, Nebraska. 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.
North Platte
Photo: Ammodramus, CC0.
North Platte is a city in Nebraska. With a population of over 23,000, North Platte is the largest community in Lincoln County, located in west central Nebraska.
North Platte River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Lincoln County, Nebraska, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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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
Explore places such as Beck and Sioux View Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include South Platte River and Upper Diversion Dam.
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