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 / 44.3841334; -92.5693558 |
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]
Minnesota tributaries of the Upper Mississippi River below St Anthony Falls | |
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Minnesota River | |
St. Croix River |
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Cannon River |
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Zumbro River |
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Whitewater River |
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Root River |
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Upper Iowa River (Iowa, Minnesota) |
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Iowa River (Iowa) | |
Des Moines River (Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri) |
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Missouri River (Missouri, Iowa) |
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Other rivers and streams |
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Streams by region |
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See also: List of rivers of Minnesota, North Shore Streams, Wisconsin rivers, Iowa rivers, North Dakota rivers |
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