Editing Lincoln County, Nebraska (section)

==Geography==
Lincoln County is located in the Nebraska [[Sandhills (Nebraska)|Sandhills]], a region of mixed-grass prairie on grass-stabilized dunes. The land is generally given to agriculture, with considerable [[center pivot irrigation]] and [[Ranch|cattle ranching]]. The [[North Platte River]] and the [[South Platte River]] flow eastward from [[Keith County, Nebraska|Keith County]], joining to form the [[Platte River]] east of the city of  North Platte in central Lincoln County.  The Platte then flows ESE out of the county.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lincoln+County,+NE/@40.9673652,-100.8862526,102076m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x8776163cc1df8cc3:0x6f078e0beaf23724!8m2!3d40.9338037!4d-100.8000051 ''Lincoln County NE''  Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)]</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|2575|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|2564|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|11|sqmi}} (0.4%) 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_31.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024152/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |access-date=December 9, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> It is the third-largest county in Nebraska by area.

Most of Nebraska's 93 counties (the eastern 2/3, including Lincoln County) observe [[Central Time Zone|Central Time]]; the western counties observe [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain Time]]. Lincoln County is the westernmost of the Nebraska counties to entirely observe Central Time.<ref>[https://www.google.com/search?q=mountain+time+line+map&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=RUjCMBjeIiO8hM%253A%252C3aqjtMmxdlTA-M%252C_&usg=AI4_-kQk1pvtETGPO2WW6rWODGq6hR_tvQ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi1g4GwkYPgAhUprVQKHeIlAt4Q9QEwDnoECAMQCA#imgrc=TpMe2DRg-3OeWM: Map of Time Zone Line through Nebraska (accessed 22 January 2019)]</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[File:I-80.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 80 in Nebraska|Interstate 80]]
* [[File:US 30.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 30 in Nebraska|U.S. Highway 30]]
* [[File:US 83.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 83 in Nebraska|U.S. Highway 83]]
* [[File:N-23.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 23]]
* [[File:N-25.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 25]]
* [[File:N-97.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 97]]
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===Transit===
*[[Burlington Trailways]]
*[[Express Arrow]]

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[McPherson County, Nebraska|McPherson County]] – northwest
* [[Logan County, Nebraska|Logan County]] – northeast
* [[Custer County, Nebraska|Custer County]] – east
* [[Dawson County, Nebraska|Dawson County]] – east
* [[Frontier County, Nebraska|Frontier County]] – southeast
* [[Hayes County, Nebraska|Hayes County]] – southwest
* [[Perkins County, Nebraska|Perkins County]] – west (boundary of [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain Time]])
* [[Keith County, Nebraska|Keith County]] – west (boundary of Mountain Time)
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===Protected areas===
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* Birdwood Lake State Wildlife Management Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Birdwood+Lake+State+Wildlife+Management+Area,+North+Platte,+NE+69101/@41.12433,-100.893237,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x87763e7ffd3b9045:0xa8b6fdf5c4007c6b!8m2!3d41.1251664!4d-100.8910157 ''Birdwood Lake State Wildlife Management Area, North Platte NE''  Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)]</ref>
* East Hershey State Wildlife Management Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/East+Hershey+State+Wildlife+Management+Area,+North+Platte,+NE+69101/@41.1306935,-100.9206051,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x87763ef244cb61f1:0xc84a42d7a59a50ae!8m2!3d41.1310279!4d-100.9143115 ''East Hershey State Wildlife Management Area, North Platte NE''  Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)]</ref>
* East Sutherland State Wildlife Management Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/East+Sutherland+State+Wildlife+Management+Area,+Hershey,+NE+69143/@41.1468381,-101.0592501,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8776414c7cb8b0eb:0x6bf162a81e6bbdd8!8m2!3d41.1472772!4d-101.0556193 ''East Sutherland State Wildlife Management Area''  Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)]</ref>
* Fort McPherson National Cemetery<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Fort+McPherson+National+Cemetery/@41.0251247,-100.5281367,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x879df14bfaa8e8c3:0xcc453a2685b912cb!8m2!3d41.0251652!4d-100.525948 ''Fort McPherson National Cemetery''  Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)]</ref>
* Jeffrey Canyon State Wildlife Management Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Jeffrey+Canyon+State+Wildlife+Management+Area,+Brady,+NE+69123/@40.8812046,-100.3732456,11.5z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x879de50cfe865547:0x25f4d7ceaaa694fc!8m2!3d40.949474!4d-100.4017327 ''Jeffrey Canyon State Wildlife Management Area, Brady NE''  Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)]</ref>
* Maloney Reservoir State Recreation Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Maloney+Reservoir+State+Recreation+Area,+North+Platte,+NE+69101/@41.0475695,-100.8026798,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x877619d66a30ea5f:0x21ebe9992de088b7!8m2!3d41.0474197!4d-100.7985948 ''Maloney Reservoir State Recreation Area, North Platte NE''  Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)]</ref>
* Muskrat Run State Wildlife Management Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Muskrat+Run+State+Wildlife+Management+Area,+North+Platte,+NE+69101/@41.1969737,-100.9011566,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8776397da5f291eb:0xd62adb5aa9002f0f!8m2!3d41.1975495!4d-100.894545 ''Muskrat Run State Wildlife Management Area, North Platte NE''  Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)]</ref>
* Platte State Wildlife Management Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Platte+State+Wildlife+Management+Area,+Maxwell,+NE+69151/@41.091249,-100.6517934,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x87761f96d23dc889:0xcf227f6234960b79!8m2!3d41.0929953!4d-100.6513321 Platte State Wildlife Management Area Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)]</ref>
* Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sutherland+Reservoir+State+Recreation+Area/@40.9834138,-100.9974186,11.5z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8776163cc1df8cc3:0x6f078e0beaf23724!2sLincoln+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d40.9338037!4d-100.8000051!3m4!1s0x8776431b808cd33b:0x889496efaf5d6e5c!8m2!3d41.1061312!4d-101.1334419 ''Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area''  Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)]</ref>
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