| Platte River | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Platteriver_(9085485717).jpg) Kayakers in the Platte River near its mouth | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| Settlements | Lake Ann, Platte River |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Long Lake near Interlochen |
| • coordinates | 44°41′17.7″N 85°45′15.6″W / 44.688250°N 85.754333°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Platte Bay Lake Michigan in Lake Township |
• coordinates | 44°43′54″N 86°9′10.3″W / 44.73167°N 86.152861°W |
| Length | 29.5 mi (47.5 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Long Lake → Platte River → Lake Michigan → Lake Huron |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Brundage Creek |
| • right | North Branch Platte River |
The Platte River (/plæt/) is a 29.5-mile-long (47.5 km) river in the northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan.[1] Beginning at Long Lake in Grand Traverse County, the Platte River flows west across Benzie County before ending at Platte Bay, a small bay of Lake Michigan, in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The river drains an area of about 193 square miles (500 km2).[2]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 21, 2011
- ^ "Platte". Benzie Conservation District. Retrieved 2023-01-23.