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Truckee

American  
[truhk-ee] / ˈtrʌk i /

noun

  1. a river in E California and W Nevada, rising in Lake Tahoe and flowing E and NE for about 125 miles (201 km).


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The heavy snowstorm has prevented rescuers from transporting the bodies from the backcountry to a morgue in the nearby town of Truckee, Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon said at a news conference on Wednesday.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

The Sierra Avalanche Center, based in Truckee, had issued an ominous warning at 6:29 a.m. on Tuesday morning.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

A recent sale at Martis Camp set a Truckee record at $23.6 million, according to Compass broker associate Eric Navarro.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

The Martis Camp community in Truckee, Calif., has a $300,000 initiation fee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

“Truckee go, truckee slow. Truckee fast just went past.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

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