Platte River
The Platte River (also called the Nebraska River) is a river in the United States that flows into the Missouri River. It is around 310 miles (or 499 km) long.[1]
Platte River Media
Platte River watershed with tributaries
Platte River near Ft. Kearny State Historical Site in Central Nebraska
Encampment Along The Platte by Worthington Whittredge
Western trails in Nebraska. The Mormon Trail is in blue; the Oregon and California trails and the Pony Express route are in red; an alternate Oregon/California route in dashed red; lesser-used trails in orange. The Platte River is between the Mormon and Oregon/California trails. Fort Kearny is the black dot.
Every year hundreds of thousands of sandhill cranes congregate on the Platte River during their spring migration, forming large flocks that use the sandbars of the Platte River as a nighttime refuge before dispersing to local fields to feed during the day.
A great blue heron and immature bald eagle on the Platte River in Nebraska
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References
- ↑ "Platte River | river, Nebraska, United States". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
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