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.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Stream
- …lies at an elevation of 610 feet (186 metres)
- 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”“Zee-zee-ki-ni-la”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nelson Dewey Generating Station and Nelson Dewey State Park.
Nelson Dewey Generating Station
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Nelson Dewey Generating Station was a base load…
Nelson Dewey State Park
Nature reserve
Nelson Dewey State Park is a 756-acre Wisconsin state park on the Mississippi River.
E. J. Stoneman Generating Station
Power station
E. J. Stoneman Generating Station was an electrical… 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.
Millville
Hamlet
Millville is an unincorporated town and former city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. 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. North Buena Vista is situated 4 miles southeast of Turkey River.
Turkey River
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Latitude
42.71749° or 42° 43′ 3″ north
Longitude
-91.01207° or 91° 0′ 44″ west
Open location code
86JCPX8Q+X5
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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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