Turkey River
The Turkey River is a 153-mile-long tributary of the upper Mississippi River. Its main branch rises in Howard County, Iowa, near the city of Cresco. The other counties it or its tributaries cover are Chickasaw, Winneshiek, Fayette, Clayton, Delaware, and Dubuque.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Iowa, United States
- Also known as: “Ce-ce-carrah-ne-pish”, “Panekai Seepi”, “Pe-na-kun-sebo”, “Pen-e-ah”, “Penaca River”, “Penawa Seepi”, and “Zee-zee-ki-ni-la”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nelson Dewey Generating Station and Nelson Dewey State Park.
Nelson Dewey Generating Station
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Nelson Dewey Generating Station was a base load, coal-fired electrical power station located in Cassville, Wisconsin, in Grant County. The station was owned by Wisconsin Power and Light Company, an Alliant Energy company.
Nelson Dewey State Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Joshua Mayer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nelson Dewey State Park is a 756-acre Wisconsin state park on the Mississippi River. The land was once part of the Stonefield estate of Nelson Dewey, the state's first governor.
E. J. Stoneman Generating Station
Power station
E. J. Stoneman Generating Station was an electrical power station located in Cassville in Grant County, Wisconsin. It was originally a coal- fired facility for several decades and a biomass facility for 5 years. E. J. Stoneman Generating Station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Turkey River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cassville and Millville.
Cassville
Village
Cassville is a village in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 777 at the 2020 census. The village is located along the Mississippi River, opposite the mouth of the Turkey River. It is surrounded by the Town of Cassville.
Millville
Hamlet
Millville is an unincorporated town and former city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 30 at the 2010 census, up from 23 in the 2000 census, before it became unincorporated. Millville is situated 3½ miles west of Turkey River.
North Buena Vista
Hamlet
North Buena Vista is a city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 109 at the time of the 2020 census, down from 124 in 2000. North Buena Vista is situated 4 miles southeast of Turkey River.
Turkey River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Clayton, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Turkey River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Turkey”
- Catalan: “Turkey”
- Cebuano: “Turkey River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر توركى”
- French: “rivière Turkey”
- French: “Turkey”
- German: “Turkey River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Turkey”
- Japanese: “ターキー川”
- Russian: “Терки”
- Spanish: “río Turkey”
- Spanish: “Río Turkey”
- Venetian: “Turkey”
- Welsh: “Afon Turkey”
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