Editing Howard County, Nebraska (section)

==Geography==
The terrain of Howard consists of low rolling hills. The leveled hilltops are mostly used for agriculture. The [[Loup River|Upper Loup River]] flows southeastward into the county near its NW corner, turning eastward to flow toward its junction with Middle Loup River. The [[Middle Loup River]] flows northeastward into the county near its SW corner, turning north to join with the Upper Loup River near the county midpoint to form the [[Loup River]], flowing eastward into Merrick County. The county has a total area of {{convert|576|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|569|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|6.3|sqmi}} (1.1%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024152/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 13, 2013|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 8, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[File:US 281.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 281 in Nebraska|U.S. Highway 281]]
* [[File:N-11.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 11]]
* [[File:N-22.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 22]]
* [[File:N-58.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 58]]
* [[File:N-92.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 92]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Merrick County, Nebraska|Merrick County]] – east
* [[Hall County, Nebraska|Hall County]] – south
* [[Buffalo County, Nebraska|Buffalo County]] – southwest
* [[Sherman County, Nebraska|Sherman County]] – west
* [[Greeley County, Nebraska|Greeley County]] – north
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===Protected areas===
* Loup Junction State Wildlife Management Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Loup+Junction+State+Wildlife+Management+Area,+St+Paul,+NE+68873/@41.2731849,-98.4162672,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x879a34d3bc2b6d49:0x2103bb6d6c4ea705!2sHoward+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d41.2020435!4d-98.5721016!3m4!1s0x879a35c2b3a84ed9:0x3435be4aa069a88e!8m2!3d41.2727374!4d-98.4088278 ''Loup Junction State Wildlife Management Area, St Paul NE''  Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)]</ref>