South Platte River
The South Platte River is one of the two principal tributaries of the Platte River. Flowing through the U.S. states of Colorado and Nebraska, it is itself a major river of the American Midwest and the American Southwest/Mountain West.Notable Places in the Area
North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field
Aerodrome
North Platte Regional Airport is a public airport three miles east of North Platte, in Lincoln County, Nebraska. North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field is situated 4200 feet north of South Platte River.
Localities in the Area
North Platte
North Platte is a city in Nebraska. With a population of just under 25,000, North Platte is the largest community in Lincoln County, located in west central Nebraska. Photo: Ammodramus, CC0.South Platte River
- Type: Stream
- Description: Principal tributary of the Platte River
- Category: river
- Location: Nebraska, Great Plains, United States, North America
Latitude 41.1133° or 41° 6' 48" north | Longitude -100.6771° or 100° 40' 37.5" west |
Elevation 2766 feet (843 metres) | GeoNames ID 5699716 |
Also Known As
- 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
- Dutch: South Platte River
- Egyptian Arabic: نهر سوث پلات
- Estonian: Lõuna-Platte
- Estonian: Lõuna-Platte jõgi
- French: South Platte
- German: South Platte
- German: South Platte River
- Hebrew: נהר סאות פלאט
- Italian: South Platte
- Japanese: 南プラット川
- Marathi: दक्षिण प्लॅट नदी
- Marathi: साउथ प्लॅट नदी
- Norwegian: South Platte River
- Norwegian Bokmål: South Platte River
- Polish: Platte Południowa
- Portuguese: Rio Platte Sul
- Portuguese: Rio South Platte
- Russian: Саут-Платт
- Spanish: Rio Platte Sur
- Spanish: Río Platte Sur
- Swedish: Rio Jesus Maria
- Swedish: Río Jesús María
- Swedish: South Platte River
- Welsh: Afon South Platte
- Wit'ani'yohe
Other Places Named South Platte River
- Middle Fork South Platte RiverStream, Colorado, United States
- South Platte RiverStream, Colorado, United States
In the Area
Localities
- BeckHamlet, 2 miles northwest
- BignellHamlet, 5 miles southeast
- Green Acres Trailer CourtHamlet, 6 miles northwest
- Key EstatesHamlet, 6 miles west
Landmarks
- Fremont Slough State Wildlife Management AreaNature reserve, 1¼ miles southeast
- National Weather ServiceGovernment office, 2 miles northwest
- Platte State Wildlife Management AreaNature reserve, 2 miles southeast
- Brandy IslandIsland, 2 miles southeast
Other Places
- White Horse CreekStream, 2900 feet east
- North Platte Regional Airport Fire DepartmentBuilding, 2 miles northwest
- La Quinta Inn and Suites North PlatteHotel, 2½ miles west
- Interchange 179Road junction, 2½ miles west
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