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The North Platte River is a major tributary of the Platte River and is approximately 716 miles (1,152 km) long, counting its many curves. [4] In a straight line, it travels about 550 miles (890 km), along its course through the U.S. states of Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska.
The Platte River (/ p l æ t /) is a major American 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).
North Platte was established in 1866 when the Union Pacific Railroad was extended to that point. [6] It derives its name from the North Platte River. [7] [8]North Platte was the western terminus of the Union Pacific Railway from December 1866 until the next section to Ogallala was opened the following year. [9]
North Platte River in Bridgeport, Nebraska North Platte River and its tributaries. Cheyenne River (SD) Hat Creek; White River; Niobrara River. Burgess Creek; Bingham Creek; Snake River ...
The town of Gering, Nebraska, was founded near the base of the bluff in 1887, and the city of Scottsbluff was founded across the North Platte River from the bluff in 1900. [11] Separated (or joined) by the river, the two cities have since grown together and now form the 6th-largest urban area in Nebraska.
The trails ran along the north side of the rock, which remains a visible landmark for modern travelers along U.S. Route 26 and Nebraska Highway 92. Chimney Rock National Historic Site was designated in 1956 and is an affiliated area of the National Park Service, operated by History Nebraska. Chimney Rock was added to the National Register of ...
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts announced a $500 million plan Monday to divert water out of Colorado under a 99-year-old compact between the states that allows Nebraska to seize access to Colorado ...
Three—the Milk River, the Red River of the North, and the Saint Lawrence River—begin in the United States and flow into Canada; two do the opposite (Yukon and Columbia). Also a segment of the Saint Lawrence River forms the international border between part of the province of Ontario, Canada, and the U.S. state of New York.