Name: Niobrara River

 

County: Niobrara

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  0980250W

Latitude: 424558N

 

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Elevation: 1211/369

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Stream

 

Origin of Name:

An Indian word meaning "broad water," or "running water."

Source: Gannett, 1905

 

River, chiefly in Nebraska, rising in ... Niobrara Co., Wyoming, flowing thence easterly enters Nebraska ... and thence across northern Nebraska into the Missouri River ... . 

Source: Decisions, 1890-1932

 

Other Names: L'Eau qui Court, Rapid River

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Niobrara

 

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