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| name = Elkhorn River<ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis|id= 829066 |name=Elkhorn River|accessdate=2011-02-14}}</ref> |
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| image = Elkhorn River from Cowboy Trail W of 519 Av.JPG |
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| image_caption = The Elkhorn River in [[Antelope County, Nebraska]] |
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| source1_location = Confluence of North Fork and South Fork |
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| mouth = Confluence with [[Platte River|Platte]]<br>{{coord|41|07|12|N|096|18|42|W|display=inline,title}} |
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Revision as of 03:45, 20 May 2016
| Elkhorn River[1] | |
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 The Elkhorn River in Antelope County, Nebraska | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
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| • location | Confluence of North Fork and South Fork |
| • elevation | 2,162 ft (659 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with Platte |
• elevation | 1,070 ft (330 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Platte—Missouri—Mississippi |
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The Elkhorn River originates in the eastern Sandhills of Nebraska and is one of the largest tributaries of the Platte River, flowing 290 miles (470 km)[2] and joining the Platte just southwest of Omaha, approximately 1 mile (2 km) south and 3 miles (5 km) west of Gretna.
Located in northeast and north-central Nebraska, the Elkhorn River basin encompasses approximately 7,000 mi² (18,000 km²). The Elkhorn has several tributaries, including its own North and South forks, Logan Creek, Rock Creek and Maple Creek.
History
The Lewis and Clark Expedition encountered the Elkhorn River near its confluence with the Platte, and referred to it as the 'Corne de Cerf'. Located a few miles north of the confluence is the Elkhorn Crossing Recreation Area. This public park, operated by the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District, marks the location where thousands of immigrants in the nineteenth century, bound for the west, camped while waiting to cross the river.[3]
For years Logan Fontenelle and Joseph LaFlesche, young mixed-race men who worked with the Omaha people, owned the ferry that carried people, wagons and animals between the two river banks. LaFlesche had been adopted by Omaha chief Big Elk and named as his successor. Fontenelle, of Omaha-French descent, served the tribe as an interpreter in relations with the US Indian agent and negotiations with the government over cession of lands.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "Elkhorn River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
- ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved Feb 10, 2011.
- ^ "Platte and Elkhorn River". Papio NRD Website. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- Rivers and streams of Nebraska
- Landforms of Antelope County, Nebraska
- Landforms of Sarpy County, Nebraska
- Landforms of Douglas County, Nebraska
- Landforms of Washington County, Nebraska
- Landforms of Stanton County, Nebraska
- Landforms of Madison County, Nebraska
- Landforms of Dodge County, Nebraska
- Landforms of Holt County, Nebraska
- Landforms of Cuming County, Nebraska
- Tributaries of the Platte River