Bad Axe River
The Bad Axe River is a 4.2-mile-long tributary of the Mississippi River in southwestern Wisconsin in the United States. "Bad axe" is a translation from the French, "la mauvaise hache", but the origin of the name is unknown.Photo: Aarongunnar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Minnesheik”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Albin and Genoa.
New Albin
Village
New Albin is a city in Iowa Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. It is the northeastern-most town in Iowa, located on the Mississippi River and the Minnesota border. The population was 432 at the time of the 2020 census. New Albin is situated 3½ miles southwest of Bad Axe River.
Genoa
Village
Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Genoa is a village in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 232 at the 2020 census. The village is within the Town of Genoa. Genoa is situated 4 miles north of Bad Axe River.
Bad Axe River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Vernon, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Bad Axe River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Bad Axe”
- Cebuano: “Bad Axe River”
- Chinese: “爛斧頭河”
- French: “rivière Bad Axe”
- French: “Rivière Bad Axe”
- Irish: “Abhainn Bad Axe”
- Japanese: “バッドアクス川”
- Venetian: “Bad Axe”
- Welsh: “Afon Bad Axe”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Victory and Jefferson.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Genoa Fish Hatchery Pond One Dam and Gillette Island.
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