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Little Platte River

River in northwest Missouri, United States

Field	Value
name	Little Platte River
name_other	Smith Creek
image	File:LittlePlatteRiver.jpg
image_size	250px
image_caption	Missouri Route C bridge of the Little Platte River at Plattsburg Boat Ramp
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	United States
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name2	Missouri
subdivision_type3	County
subdivision_name3	DeKalb, Platte, Clay, and Clinton
length	66.4 mi
discharge1_location	Smithville, Missouri
discharge1_avg	179 cuft/s
source1_location	Colfax Township, DeKalb County
source1_coordinates
source1_elevation	1050 ft
mouth	Platte River
mouth_location	Carroll Township, Platte County
mouth_coordinates
mouth_elevation	774 ft
progression	Little Platte River → Platte River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Atlantic Ocean
basin_size
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Note

This stream is a tributary to the Platte River in Missouri. For the Platte River which is sometimes called the Little Platte River in reference to the larger [Platte River

The Little Platte River is a [river in the northwest Missouri, United States. It is a major tributary of Platte River and is 66.4 miles long, which makes it its second longest tributary. The river is the primary inflow for Smithville Lake and is its outflow before joining the Platte River. The stream is monitored at two locations, at Smithville. and just upstream from Plattsburg.

Etymology

The Little Platte River was historically known as Smith Creek from to Humphrey Smith's mill, at Smithville. By the 20th Century, it was referred to as the Little Platte.

Geography

Course

Little Platte River in Smithville, Missouri along Route DD, downstream of Smithville Lake

The Little Platte River headwaters in southern Dekalb County just south of Pony Express Lake and flows southerly across US Highway 36 and west of Osborn. After traveling south through half of Clinton, it flows through the Hartell Conservation Area before crossing Missouri Route 116 and entering Plattsburg. A few local lakes and many tributaries flow into Little Platte around Plattsburg, and it passes south and east of the town. It heads southwest a few more miles before becoming the northern stretches of Smithville Lake.

The stream flows over 10 miles through the large reservoir before reaching the dam. The Little Platte River is joined by 11 named tributaries and countless unnamed ones along this stretch. Additionally, the river enters Clay County while part of the reservoir. After flowing out from the Smithville Lake Dam, it flows through Smithville and continues west. Various tributaries from the northern Kansas City metropolitan area flow into it along its 6-mile course westward before depositing into the Platte River in Platte County.

Hydrology

The Little Platte River is the second largest watershed in Clay County, after the Fishing River.

Tributaries

There are 25 named direct and indirect tributaries to the Little Platte River.

Clinton County

Rock Branch
Lingenfelter Branch
Linn Branch
- Roberts Branch
Funkhouser Creek
Horse Fork
- Reservoir Branch
Grindstone Creek
Smith Fork

Clay County

Owens Branch
Second Creek
First Creek
Wilkerson Creek
- Rocky Branch
- Polecat Creek
Crows Creek or Crows Branch
Mitchell Branch
Camp Branch
Owl Creek
Holtzclaw Creek
Eberts Branch
Owl Creek
Eberts Branch
Duncan Branch

Platte County

Muddy Branch
Todd Creek
Wildcat Branch

References

"Rivers and Streams". Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
"MO USGS HUC12 Watershed Boundaries". Missouri Spatial Data Information.
{{GNIS. 729536
Bayless, Mike. (2022). "Platte River Watershed and Inventory Assessment". Missouri Department of Conservation.
"Little Platte River at Smithville, MO".
"Little Platte River near Plattsburg, MO".
"Kansas City - 1887". USGS.
Eaton, David Wolfe. (1916). "How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named". The State Historical Society of Missouri.
"Topography of Platte County, Missouri". USGS and MBGM.
"Watersheds of Clay County, MO".

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