Platte River (Iowa and Missouri)
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The Platte River is a tributary of the Missouri River, about 200 miles (320 km) long,[4] in southwestern Iowa and northwestern Missouri in the United States. It is sometimes known as the Little Platte River to distinguish it from the larger Platte River, also a tributary of the Missouri, in nearby Nebraska; the Platte River of Missouri itself has a tributary known as the "Little Platte River".[5][6][7]
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Platte River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa, Missouri |
District | Platte County, Missouri, Buchanan County, Missouri, Andrew County, Missouri, Nodaway County, Missouri, Worth County, Missouri, Taylor County, Iowa, Ringgold County, Iowa, Adams County, Iowa, Union County, Iowa |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Creston, Iowa |
• coordinates | 41°08′57″N 94°23′00″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,340 ft (410 m)[2] |
Mouth | Missouri River |
• location | Platte City, Missouri |
• coordinates | 39°15′51″N 94°50′15″W[1] |
• elevation | 738 ft (225 m)[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Sharps Station, MO |
• average | 1,783 cu/ft. per sec.[3] |
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