South Platte River

The South Platte River is one of the two principal tributaries of the . Flowing through the U.S. states of and , it is itself a major river of the American and the American /Mountain West.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Colorado and Nebraska in the United States
  • Also known as: Wit’ani’yohe

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.

South Platte River

Latitude
41.11333° or 41° 6′ 48″ north
Longitude
-100.67709° or 100° 40′ 38″ west
Elevation
2,766 feet (843 metres)
Open location code
85HX487F+85
Geo­Names ID
5699716
Wiki­data ID
Q130892
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“South Platte River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu South Platte
  • Azerbaijani: Saus Plett çayı
  • Belarusian: Рака Саўт-Плат
  • Belarusian: Саўт-Плат
  • Catalan: South Platte
  • Cebuano: South Platte River
  • Cheyenne: Vétaneo’hé’e
  • Cheyenne: Vétaneohée
  • Chinese: 南普拉特河
  • Chuvash: Саут-Платт
  • Danish: South Platte River
  • Dutch: South Platte River
  • Dutch: South Platte
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر سوث پلات
  • Estonian: Lõuna-Platte jõgi
  • Estonian: Lõuna-Platte
  • French: rivière Platte Sud
  • French: South Platte
  • German: South Platte River
  • German: South Platte
  • Hebrew: נהר סאות פלאט
  • Italian: South Platte
  • Japanese: 南プラット川
  • Lithuanian: Pietų Platas
  • Marathi: दक्षिण प्लॅट नदी
  • Marathi: साउथ प्लॅट नदी
  • Norwegian Bokmål: South Platte River
  • Norwegian: South Platte River
  • Polish: Platte Południowa
  • Portuguese: Rio Platte Sul
  • Portuguese: Rio South Platte
  • Russian: Саут-Платт
  • Slovenian: reka South Platte
  • Slovenian: South Platte River
  • Slovenian: South Platte
  • Spanish: Rio Platte Sur
  • Spanish: Río Platte Sur
  • Swedish: Rio Jesus Maria
  • Swedish: Río Jesús María
  • Swedish: South Platte River
  • Turkish: Güney Platte Nehri
  • Venetian: South Platte
  • Welsh: Afon South Platte

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include North Platte River and Upper Diversion Dam.

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