Saturday, November 21, 2015

Platte River, Nebraska

The Platte River is one of the most significant tributaries in the Missouri watershed draining a large portion of the Central Great Plains in Nebraska and Eastern Rocky Mountains. The Platte River is approximately 310 miles  but if measured with it's main tributary it flows over 1,050miles. It is a long, broad, meandering , shallow and muddy river with many small islands and braided streams.