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Coordinates: 44°17′18″N 93°20′35″W / 44.28833°N 93.34306°W / 44.28833; -93.34306
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Wells Lake
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Wells Lake
LocationRice County, Minnesota
Coordinates44°17′18″N 93°20′35″W / 44.28833°N 93.34306°W / 44.28833; -93.34306
Typelake

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

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