Editing Clearwater County, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
The [[Red Lake River]] flows west out of [[Red Lake (Minnesota)|Red Lake]] across the top of Clearwater County on its way to discharge into the [[Red River of the North|Red River]] at [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]]. The [[Clearwater River (Red Lake River tributary)|Clearwater River]] flows west-southwest across the central part of the county on its way to discharge into the Red Lake River. The county terrain consists of wooded rolling hills, dotted with lakes and ponds.<ref name="CCM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Clearwater+County,+MN/@47.5845018,-95.9377907,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x52b804bdafd64735:0x6d383d13c2818282!8m2!3d47.7200787!4d-95.3105661 ''Clearwater County MN''  Google Maps (accessed March 6, 2019)]</ref> The terrain slopes to the north, with the highest point on the lower west boundary, at {{convert|1,781|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Find an Altitude/Clearwater County MN" Google Maps (accessed March 6, 2019) |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref> The county has an area of {{convert|1030|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|999|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|31|sqmi}} (3.0%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102023/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 6, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> [[File:Clearwater Co Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Clearwater County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 57-60. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]]  The county's high point, just south of Scoop Lake, is one of a few places to exceed 2000 feet in Minnesota, rising to 2005 feet at 47.2318°N, -95.5034°W.

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 2.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 2 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 2]]
* [[Image:MN-1.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 1]]
* [[Image:MN-92.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 92]]
* [[Image:MN-113.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 113]]
* [[Image:MN-200.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 200]]
* [[Image:MN-223.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 223]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Beltrami County, Minnesota|Beltrami County]] - northeast
* [[Hubbard County, Minnesota|Hubbard County]] - southeast
* [[Becker County, Minnesota|Becker County]] - south
* [[Mahnomen County, Minnesota|Mahnomen County]] - southwest
* [[Polk County, Minnesota|Polk County]] - west
* [[Pennington County, Minnesota|Pennington County]] - northwest
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===Protected areas===
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* Bagley Lake State Wildlife Management Area
* Clearwater State Wildlife Management Area
* [[Iron Springs Bog SNA]]
* Itasca State Park (part)
* Jackson Lake State Wildlife Management Area
* Little Pine State Wildlife Management Area
* Lower Rice Lake State Wildlife Management Area
* Old Red Lake Trail State Wildlife Management Area
* Upper Rice Lake State Wildlife Management Area
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