Photo: BLM Wyoming, North Platte River Islands
The North Platte River is a major tributary of the Platte River and is approximately 716 miles (1,152 km) long, counting its many curves. In a straight line, it travels about 550 miles (890 km), along its course through the U.S. states of Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska. – Wikipedia
Elsewhere on the Web
Bureau of Land Management: North Platte River
Overland Trail: North Platte Crossing
Church of Latter Day Saints: North Platte River on the Mormon Trail
Fishing the North Platte River
Maps
National Trail Map
Wikipedia
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