Platte

American

[plat] / plæt /

noun

a river flowing E from the junction of the North and South Platte rivers in central Nebraska to the Missouri River S of Omaha. 310 miles (500 km) long.

Platte British

/ plæt /

noun

a river system of the central US, formed by the confluence of the North Platte and South Platte at North Platte, Nebraska: flows generally east to the Missouri River. Length: 499 km (310 miles)

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A new plant, Sustainable Beef in North Platte, Neb., opened earlier this year about 60 miles west of Lexington.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

After the National Park Service stopped dredging the Platte River at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on Michigan’s lower peninsula, built-up sediment created a sandbar separating fishermen from a coho salmon run.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024

Kuntz is believed to be in talks with River Platte involving 22-year-old Argentine winger Pablo Solari.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2024

Two of them are in Chicago; one is in Lewiston, New York; one in North Platte, Nebraska; one in Ogden, Utah and one in Detroit, Michigan.

From Washington Times • Sep. 21, 2023

“That is called the North Platte River,” he said.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III

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