Platte River
Water type: River
Sources:
North Platte River
Continent:
North America
Climate:
Continental
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Sources
Largest tributaries
Artificial lakes
Smaller tributaries
Perciformes - Perches
Esociformes - Pikes
Siluriformes - Catfishes
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Cypriniformes - Carps
Lepisosteiformes - Gars
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Perciformes - Perches
Esociformes - Pikes
Siluriformes - Catfishes
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Cypriniformes - Carps
Lepisosteiformes - Gars
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish
Anabantiformes - Gouramies and snakeheads
Amiiformes - Bowfins
Moroniformes - Temperate basses
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks
Percopsiformes - Trout-perches
Hiodontiformes - Mooneyes
Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps
Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks
Petromyzontiformes - Lampreys
Perciformes - Perches
Esociformes - Pikes
Siluriformes - Catfishes
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Cypriniformes - Carps
Lepisosteiformes - Gars
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish
Anabantiformes - Gouramies and snakeheads
Amiiformes - Bowfins
Moroniformes - Temperate basses
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks
Percopsiformes - Trout-perches
Hiodontiformes - Mooneyes
Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps
Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks
Petromyzontiformes - Lampreys
The Platte River is a major river in the State of Nebraska. It is about 310 mi (500 km) long; measured to its farthest source via its tributary, the North Platte River, it flows for over 1,050 miles (1,690 km).
The Platte River is a tributary of the Missouri River, which itself is a tributary of the Mississippi River which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Platte over most of its length is a broad, shallow, meandering stream with a sandy bottom and many islands — a braided stream.
