Rock River Generating Station
Rock River Generating Station was an electrical power station located north of Beloit, Wisconsin in the town of Beloit at 827 W. B. R. Townline Road on the west bank of the Rock River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Industry
- Description: former electrical power station
- Address: WI
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Riverside Energy Center and Turner High School.
Riverside Energy Center
Power station
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Riverside Energy Center is an electrical power station located north of Beloit, Wisconsin in the Town of Beloit, just west of the Rock River. It consists of two 2-on-1 units. The facility is owned and operated by Alliant Energy. Riverside Energy Center is situated 2,600 feet west of Rock River Generating Station.
Turner High School
School
F. J. Turner High School is a high school located in the Town of Beloit in Rock County, Wisconsin, and is part of the Beloit Turner School District. The school was named after frontiersman Frederick Jackson Turner. Turner High School is situated 2 miles south of Rock River Generating Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Afton and Shopiere.
Afton
Hamlet
Afton is an unincorporated community in the Town of Rock, in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The town hall for the Town of Rock is in Afton. Afton is situated 2½ miles northwest of Rock River Generating Station.
Shopiere
Hamlet
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Shopiere is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the Town of Turtle, in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. It was first named a CDP at the 2020 census, which showed a population of 154. Shopiere is situated 4½ miles east of Rock River Generating Station.
Turtle
Village
The Town of Turtle is located in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,393 at the 2020 census. The city of Beloit borders the town. Turtle is situated 5 miles southeast of Rock River Generating Station.
Rock River Generating Station
- Categories: fossil-fuel power station and natural gas-fired power station
- Location: Beloit, Rock County, Southwest Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.58254° or 42° 34′ 57″ northLongitude
-89.02642° or 89° 1′ 35″ westElevation
751 feet (229 metres)Inception
January 1954Operator
Wisconsin Power & Light CoOpen location code
86JGHXMF+2COpenStreetMap ID
way 1083639412OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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