South Platte River

South Platte River South Platte
The South Platte River in Denver
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Water code	US :  201759 , US :  833610
location	Colorado , Nebraska (USA)
River system	Mississippi River
Drain over	Platte River  → Missouri River  → Mississippi River  → Gulf of Mexico
confluence	of Middle Fork and South Fork South Platte River 39 ° 0 ′ 40 ″  N , 105 ° 44 ′ 25 ″  W
Union	with the North Platte River at North Platte to the Platte River Coordinates: 41 ° 6 ′ 54 "  N , 100 ° 40 ′ 48"  W 41 ° 6 ′ 54 "  N , 100 ° 40 ′ 48"  W
Mouth height	845  m
length	711 km
Left tributaries	North Fork Platte River , Bear Creek , Saint Vrain Creek , Big Thompson River , Cache la Poudre River
Right tributaries	Plum Creek
Reservoirs flowed through	Spinney Mountain Reservoir , Elevenmile Canyon Reservoir , Cheesman Lake , Strontia Springs Reservoir , Chatfield Lake
Big cities	Denver
Medium-sized cities	Evans , Littleton , Brighton
Small towns	Fort Lupton , Platteville
The catchment area of ​​the Platte River with the South and North Platte Rivers

The South Platte River (also South Platte ) is next to the North Platte River one of the headwaters of the Platte River in the USA .

The 711 km long river has its source southwest of the city of Fairplay , Colorado , in the Rocky Mountains . In its course - mainly in easterly directions, the river flows through Colorado and its capital Denver in particular, as well as the US state of Nebraska in the lower reaches . In North Platte , the South Platte River and North Platte River merge to form the Platte River. The city of Denver was founded at the confluence of the South Platte and Cherry Creek.

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