Wisel Creek is a stream in
Fillmore County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Minnesota
Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
.
Wisel Creek was named for David Weisel, a pioneer who built two mills near its mouth in the 1850s.
Portions of Wisel Creek are designated by the
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, or Minnesota DNR, is the agency of the U.S. state of Minnesota charged with conserving and managing the state's natural resources. The agency maintains areas such as state parks, state forests, rec ...
as a trout stream.
See also
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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 Snel ...
References
Rivers of Fillmore County, Minnesota
Rivers of Minnesota
Southern Minnesota trout streams
Driftless Area
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