Editing Wells, Vermont (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|23.4|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|22.5|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.8|sqmi}}, or 3.42%, is water. The [[Wells (CDP), Vermont|village of Wells]] is in the southern part of the town, along [[Vermont Route 30]].

Little Lake (also known as Little Pond) is situated entirely within the town, and a portion of Lake Saint Catherine falls within the town as well. Raymond Lobdell's "A Natural Resource Planning Study of Wells, Vermont" (1975) indicates that "Lake St. Catherine is a large, long lake of {{convert|930|acres|0|abbr=on}} which begins at the Lily Pond in Poultney and drains south into Wells. The lake has a maximum depth of 68 feet, an average depth of 32.2 feet, and a volume of <!--29,945 acre feet-->{{convert|36,937,000|m3|0|abbr=on}}. "It is about five miles long and drains into a narrow channel which connects it with Little Pond.  "Little Pond is a shallow lake of about {{convert|181|acres|0|abbr=on}}, with an average depth of two feet, a maximum depth of only four feet and a volume of <!--362 acre feet--> {{convert|447,000|m3|0|abbr=on}}.