Wells Lake (Minnesota)

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Wells Lake
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Wells Lake
Location Rice County, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°17′18″N93°20′35″W / 44.28833°N 93.34306°W / 44.28833; -93.34306
Type lake

Wells Lake is a lake in Rice County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1]

Like Wells Township, Wells Lake was named for James "Bully" Wells, a pioneer settler. [2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wells Lake (Minnesota)
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 465.
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