Editing Wells County, North Dakota (section)

==Geography==
The [[James River (Dakotas)|James River]] flows east-northeasterly through Wells County. The county terrain consists of rolling hills with occasional protuberances, dotted with lakes and ponds in its SW portion.<ref name=WCND>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wells+County,+ND/@47.6942627,-99.8042093,10z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x52da4c89f74ffa7f:0x9b6832b1444387ec!8m2!3d47.5217126!4d-99.5751845 "Wells County ND"].  [[Google Maps]]. Accessed February 21, 2019.</ref> The terrain slopes to the east and north; its highest point is a protuberance near the southwestern corner, at {{convert|2,182|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude/Wells County ND" Google Maps (accessed February 21, 2019) |access-date=February 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Ihe county has a total area of {{convert|1290|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1271|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|19|sqmi}} (1.5%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_38.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 1, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129045530/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_38.txt|archive-date=January 29, 2015}}</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 52.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 52 in North Dakota|U.S. Highway 52]]
* [[Image:ND-3 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 3]]
* [[Image:ND-15 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 15]]
* [[Image:ND-30 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 30]]
* [[Image:ND-91 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 91 (Wells County)|North Dakota Highway 91]]
* [[Image:ND-200 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 200]]
* County 1<ref name=WCND/>
* County 5
* [[Image:Wells County Route 52 ND.svg|25px]] Wells County Route 52
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Benson County, North Dakota|Benson County]] - north
* [[Eddy County, North Dakota|Eddy County]] - east
* [[Foster County, North Dakota|Foster County]] - east
* [[Stutsman County, North Dakota|Stutsman County]] - southeast
* [[Kidder County, North Dakota|Kidder County]] - south
* [[Sheridan County, North Dakota|Sheridan County]] - west
* [[Pierce County, North Dakota|Pierce County]] - northwest
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===Protected areas===
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* Karl T. Frederick State Game Management Area
* Upland State Game Refuge

===Lakes===
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* Big Slough
* Crystal Lake
* Egg Lake
* Lake Ontario
* Silver Lake
* Sorenson Lake
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