Platte River (Iowa and Missouri)
General data
- Name: Platte River (Iowa and Missouri)
- Water system: Missouri River
- Water type: River
- Progression: Missouri River -> Mississippi River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Temperate
- Continents: North America
- Countries: United States of America
The Platte River is a tributary of the Missouri River and is 195.5 miles (314.6 km) long.
It is located in southwestern Iowa and northwestern Missouri in the United States and is also known as 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.