Pecatonica River

The Pecatonica River is a tributary of the Rock River, 194 miles long, in southern and northern in the United States. The word Pecatonica is an anglicization of two Algonquian language words: Bekaa, which means "slow", and niba, which means "water", forming the conjunction Bekaaniba or "Slow Water".
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  • Stream
  • …lies at an elevation of 712 feet (217 metres)
  • Description: river in Illinois and Wisconsin in the United States
  • Also known as
    “Muddy River”
    “Peekotonokee River”
    “Peektano River”
    “Pekotonokee River”
    “Pektanon River”
    “West Fork Petakolica River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rockton Historic District and Macktown Historic District.
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The is a national historic…
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The is a historic house located at 900 North Prairie Street in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rockton and South Beloit.
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is a village in , .
is a city in , United States. is situated 3½ miles northeast of Pecatonica River.
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is a village in , , along the . is situated 4 miles southeast of Pecatonica River.

Pecatonica River

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Latitude
42.45002° or 42° 27′ 0″ north
Longitude
-89.07511° or 89° 4′ 30″ west
Open location code
86JGFW2F+2X
Geo­Names ID
4905580
Wiki­data ID
Q12249012

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Pecatonica River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر بيكاتونيكا”
  • Catalan: “Pecatonica”
  • Cebuano: “Pecatonica River”
  • Chinese: “佩卡頓尼卡河”
  • Czech: “Pecatonica”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بيكاتونيكا”
  • French: “Pecatonica”
  • German: “Pecatonica River”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Pecatonica”
  • Spanish: “Río Pecatonica”
  • Venetian: “Pecatonica”
  • Vietnamese: “sông Pecatonica”
  • Welsh: “Afon Pecatonica”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as South Bluff Homes and Northgate Estates.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Settler’s Park and Walt Williamson Park.

Illinois: Highlights

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