Platte River (Iowa and Missouri)
| Platte River | |
|---|---|
Platte River at 200st bridge just west of Parnell, Missouri | |
Map of northern Missouri rivers | |
| 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 / 41.14917°N 94.38333°W |
| • elevation | 1,340 ft (410 m) |
| Mouth | Missouri River |
• location | Platte City, Missouri |
• coordinates | 39°15′51″N 94°50′15″W / 39.26417°N 94.83750°W |
• elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Sharps Station, MO |
| • average | 1,783 cu/ft. per sec. |
The Platte River is a tributary of the Missouri River, about 200 miles (320 km) long, 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". A variant spelling was 'Platt'.