Wells Creek (Minnesota)
Wells Creek is a 27.6-mile-long (44.4 km)[1] tributary of the Mississippi River in Wabasha and Goodhue counties in Minnesota, United States.[2] It enters the Mississippi at Old Frontenac.[3]
Wells Creek | |
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![]() ![]() Mouth of Wells Creek | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Goodhue, Minnesota |
• coordinates | 44.3841334°N 92.5693558°W |
Mouth | |
• location | Frontenac, Minnesota |
• coordinates | 44°30′56″N 92°19′6″W |
Length | 27.6 miles |
Basin features | |
River system | Mississippi River |
Wells Creek was named for James "Bully" Wells, an early settler.[4]
See also
References
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset, high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed October 4, 2012
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wells Creek (Minnesota)
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wells Creek
- Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 210.
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