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Definition of Niobrara
1. Noun. A tributary of the Missouri River.
Group relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa
Generic synonyms: River
Lexicographical Neighbors of Niobrara
Literary usage of Niobrara
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biennial report by North Dakota Geological Survey (1908)
"Niobrara Beds. Following the Benton formation and resting upon it is the Niobrara
shale and chalk rock, named from its extensive development along the ..."
2. The American Geologist by Newton Horace Winchell (1894)
"THE Niobrara CHALK. ... Chalk i46 Hesitancy ol American geologists to recognize
the Niobrara deposits as Chalk i47 What is Chalk? ... Origin ol the Niobrara ..."
3. Vanished Arizona: Recollections of the Army Life of a New England Woman by Martha Summerhayes (1911)
"The post of Niobrara was four miles away, on the Niobrara (swift water) River.
... We crossed the old bridge over the Niobrara River, and entered the post. ..."
4. Mary and I: Forty Years with the Sioux by Stephen Return Riggs (1887)
"Prisoners Meet their Families at the Niobrara.— Our Summer's Visitation. —At the
Scouts' Camp. —Crossing the Prairie. — Killing Buffalo. — At Niobrara. ..."
5. Lewis and Clark Road Trips: Exploring the Trail Across America by Kira Gale (2006)
"Adjacent to Niobrara Museum in downtown Niobrara. Earth lodge and bison herd ...
A railroad bridge over the Niobrara has been turned into a walking path ..."
6. The University Geological Survey of Kansas by Erasmus Haworth, Kansas Geological Survey (1898)
"THE Niobrara FAUNA. The Niobrara species are numerous and varied. They represent
forms ranging in size from the microscopic ..."
7. Clays: Their Occurrence, Properties, and Uses, with Especial Reference to by Heinrich Ries (1908)
"Niobrara.—This formation overlies the Benton, but is not sharply separated from it.
... The Pierre shales are separated from the underlying Niobrara by a ..."
8. Poems and Sketches of Nebraska by Addison Erwin Sheldon (1908)
"POOR'S RANCH-Niobrara RIVER These star-high canyon walls looks grim I own,—till
one gets wonted,— The black pines rockin' on the rim Like Indian ghosts ..."
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