Wells Creek is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset, high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed October 4, 2012 tributary of the
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...
in
Wabasha and
Goodhue counties in
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
, United States. It enters the Mississippi at
Old Frontenac.
Wells Creek was named for James "Bully" Wells, an early settler.
See also
*
List of rivers of Minnesota
Minnesota has 6,564 natural rivers and streams that cumulatively flow for . The Mississippi River begins its journey from its headwaters at Lake Itasca and crosses the Iowa border downstream. It is joined by the Minnesota River at Fort Snellin ...
References
External links
Minnesota Watersheds*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
Rivers of Minnesota
Tributaries of the Mississippi River
Rivers of Wabasha County, Minnesota
Rivers of Goodhue County, Minnesota
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