Truckee

[ truhk-ee ]

/ ˈtrʌk i /

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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At Prosser Creek, three miles below Truckee, they found themselves encompassed with six inches of snow.
History of the Donner Party|C.F. McGlashan
We could not even prevent the mules we rode from rushing into it—that cold, rippling Truckee.
Crossing the Plains, Days of '57|William Audley Maxwell
The camp that night by the Truckee River was the happiest of all.
Crossing the Plains, Days of '57|William Audley Maxwell
He had now crossed the boundary line that divides Nevada from California, and Truckee was the first place he halted at.
Sword and Pen|John Algernon Owens

We were then two miles from Truckee, and at an elevation of nearly 6,000 feet.
A start in life|C. F. Dowsett