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The Niobrara River is scenic, its water is clear and clean, and there are a few Class I and II rapids. Waterfalls are found in many side canyons as streams descend into the valley. [8] In 2010, about 50,000 people floated the Niobrara River in or near the Preserve, contributing $10 million to the local economy. [9]
The Niobrara River (/ ˌ n aɪ. ə ˈ b r ær ə /; Omaha–Ponca: Ní Ubthátha khe, pronounced [nĩꜜ ubɫᶞaꜜɫᶞa kʰe], literally "water spread-out horizontal-the" or "The Wide-Spreading Water") is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 568 miles (914 km) long, [2] running through the U.S. states of Wyoming and Nebraska. [3]
The Niobrara National Scenic River is a section of the Niobrara River in north-central Nebraska, United States, approximately 300 miles (480 km) northwest of Omaha. In 1991, Congress set aside 76 miles (120 km) for preservation under the management of the National Park Service with assistance from the local Niobrara Council.
Niobrara was founded in 1856, when a group of men headed by a Dr. Benneville Yeakel Shelly marked their claim to an area on the banks of the Missouri River. There, a fort was built to protect the early settlers from Indian attacks. [7] The settlement took its name from the Niobrara River. [8] [9]
The combined length of the powerhouse and spillway was 404 feet (123 m); the rest of the dam was an earth embankment extending to the south side of the Niobrara valley. [2] The dam originally formed a reservoir with a capacity of 16,847 acre-feet (20,780,000 m 3 ), [ 3 ] a normal storage of 5,306 acre-feet (6,545,000 m 3 ), [ 1 ] and a surface ...
The first state park at the mouth of the Niobrara River was called Niobrara Island State Park. Niobrara Island had been a Niobrara town park until it was transferred to the state in 1930. Both the state and the Civilian Conservation Corps made improvements to the site in the 1930s. The park's present-day site opened in 1987 after the Nebraska ...
The Smoky Hill Chalk Member of the Niobrara Chalk formation is a Cretaceous conservation Lagerstätte, or fossil rich geological formation, known primarily for its exceptionally well-preserved marine reptiles. [2] Named for the Smoky Hill River, [1] the Smoky Hill Chalk Member is the uppermost of the two structural units of the Niobrara Chalk. [2]
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge is located in the U.S. state of Nebraska and includes 19,131 acres (77.42 km 2). The refuge borders the Niobrara National Scenic River on the west and is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service .