Snake River
The Snake River is a 126-mile-long tributary of the Niobrara River. Entirely located within the Sandhills of north-central Nebraska, the Snake River rises near the eastern edge of Sheridan County.
Photo: Ammodramus, Public domain.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in north-central Nebraska, United States
- Also known as: “Snake Creek”
Snake River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Cherry, Nebraska, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.77973° or 42° 46′ 47″ north
Longitude
-100.79459° or 100° 47′ 41″ west
Elevation
2,516 feet (767 metres)
Open location code
85JXQ6H4+V5
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Snake River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Snake”
- Cebuano: “Snake River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Snake”
- Lakota: “Naȟúǧa Hoȟpí Wakpála”
- Venetian: “Snake”
- Welsh: “Afon Snake”
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