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Dickinson Spring Artesian Well, Rockford, MN

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Description

In 1914 a farmer dug a well here, but it went dry during the drought of the 1930s. In 1938, a road crew nicked a pipe from the well. It started flowing again and has ever since. The bubbling spout of water was named after the local ghost town of Dickinson.

Article from Minnesota Public Radio about the well: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/12/17/drinkingwells/

Nearest Address

There’s a small roadside stop along Highway 55 west of the Twin Cities between the towns of Buffalo and Rockford.

Directions from Nearest Address

There’s a small roadside stop along Highway 55 west of the Twin Cities between the towns of Buffalo and Rockford.

Vital Information

  • Fee: None
  • Access: Public
  • Flow: Continuous
  • TDS: N/A
  • Temp: N/A
  • pH: N/A

Hours Spring is Open:

24/7/365

GPS: N/A

Map Link: Dickinson Spring Artesian Well Map

Submitted by: Eric Sunde

Category : Minnesota / USA
  • kim

    I grew up in this area and the well water we had is was the best.

  • Strikerliker

    January 25, 2011. The well is currently disabled and has been for several days. Hopefully there are plans to get it up and running again soon.

  • Ysone

    Please let us know when it is running again.

  • Kerri Nelson

    Is this well up and running – I heard about findaspring.org on the Ellen Degeneres show last week from an actress and am interested in checking this out.  Thanks.

    ~ Kerri Nelson, St. Anthony Village, MN

  • Ysone

    I did check this spring out last fall. It was running. I was disappointed that the water was so rusty. The article said the water was clear. You can filter it though. It is better than all the chlorine in city water.