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This river has shrunk significantly in the past 70 years. This reduction in size is attributed in part to irrigation, and to a much greater extent to the waters diverted and used by the growing population of Colorado, which has outstripped the ability of its groundwater to sustain them.

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  • Platte River
rdfs:comment
  • This river has shrunk significantly in the past 70 years. This reduction in size is attributed in part to irrigation, and to a much greater extent to the waters diverted and used by the growing population of Colorado, which has outstripped the ability of its groundwater to sustain them.
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  • Platterivermap.png
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Origin
  • Western Nebraska
Caption
  • Map showing the Platte River watershed, including the North Platte and South Platte tributaries
basin countries
  • United States
River Name
  • Platte
Elevation
  • 2770.0
  • at North Platte, Nebraska
abstract
  • This river has shrunk significantly in the past 70 years. This reduction in size is attributed in part to irrigation, and to a much greater extent to the waters diverted and used by the growing population of Colorado, which has outstripped the ability of its groundwater to sustain them.
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