Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river, about 700 km (430 mi) long, rising in eastern Wyoming and flowing generally eastward to the Missouri River in northeast Nebraska.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Niobrara River.
Examples
-
Niobrara Valley Preserve, with Wild and Scenic designation of the Niobrara River - north-central Nebraska - 202 km2
-
While camped on the Niobrara River, Cook and his companions were caught in the backwash of the Custer defeat on the Little Horn.
-
He turned his footsteps to the wilds of the Running Water (Niobrara River), where his heart grew young and his rifle cracked the death-knell of the deer and antelope.
Among the Sioux A Story of the Twin Cities and the Two Dakotas
-
Among the Santee Sioux, on Niobrara River, in Nebraska, the
Three Years on the Plains Observations of Indians, 1867-1870
-
Mirage Flats on the Niobrara River to the Army post, dropped in to see [who] [how] their friend Jules Sandoz had stood the operation.
Manuscript Draft: Walter Reed: Doctor in Uniform, by Laura Wood, [19 -- ]
-
We were travelling in a direction a little north of west, and from one to half a dozen miles south of the Niobrara River.
-
In going to the Niobrara River crossed the track of an Indian pony.
-
In going to the Niobrara River crossed the track of an Indian pony.
The Life of Kit Carson Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and Colonel U.S.A.
-
This fort was located along the Niobrara River, about four miles from Valentine.
-
While still in his late teens, Kid Wade studied the craft of horse stealing under the professorship of "Doc" Middleton, whose Pony Boys were working the Niobrara River valley.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.