Platte River (Minnesota)
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- This article is about the Platte River in Minnesota. For the larger river in Nebraska and other meanings, see Platte River (disambiguation)
The Platte River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in central Minnesota in the United States. It is about 48 mi (77 km) long.
[edit] Course
The Platte flows from Platte Lake in southeastern Crow Wing County and follows a generally southwestward course through eastern Morrison County, past the towns of Harding and Royalton. It flows into the Mississippi River in Benton County, about 3 mi (5 km) south of Royalton.
The Platte's largest tributary is the Skunk River, which joins it in Morrison County.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Waters, Thomas F. (1977). The Streams and Rivers of Minnesota. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0-8166-0960-8.
