Rice Creek

Rice Creek is a river in Anoka, Minnesota. Rice Creek is situated nearby to the town Fridley, as well as near the village Spring Lake Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fridley station and I-694 Bridge.

Fridley station

Railway station

Photo: Mulad, Public domain.

Fridley station was a commuter rail station in Fridley, Minnesota, located at Main Street NE and 61st Avenue NE. It was served by the Northstar Line. The station featured bicycle lockers and two park and ride lots with a total capacity of 611 spaces.

I-694 Bridge

Bridge

The I-694 Bridge is a pair of girder bridges that spans the Mississippi River between the cities of Brooklyn Center and Fridley in Minnesota. The westbound bridge was built in 1963 by the Minnesota Department of Transportation, and widened in 1987 with a new structure above the piers.

Irondale High School

School

Photo: Powzawow, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Irondale High School is a public high school in New Brighton, Minnesota, United States. Part of the Mounds View Public Schools district, the school is in a suburban area ten miles north of downtown Minneapolis and Saint Paul.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Columbia Heights-Fridley and Fridley.

Columbia Heights-Fridley

Columbia Heights and Fridley are suburbs of Minneapolis located in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota.

Fridley

Town

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.

Fridley is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 29,590 at the 2020 census. It was first settled as a place named Manomin where Rice Creek flows into the Mississippi river and the Red River Oxcart trail crosses the creek.

Mounds View

Town

Photo: Group29, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mounds View is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,249 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 12,786 in 2025.

Rice Creek

Type: River
Category: body of water
Location: Anoka, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.0927° or 45° 5′ 34″ north

Longitude

-93.2535° or 93° 15′ 13″ west

Open location code

86Q83PVW+3H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 481050341

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=river

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