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==Geography== The low rolling hills of Marion County have been cleared of trees, and the area is completely devoted to municipal development or to agriculture, except for wooded drainages.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Marion+County,+IN/@39.7088572,-86.2466654,23113m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x886b55a6bc124cb1:0xb7219ec29ef5eff0!8m2!3d39.83619!4d-86.1751759 ''Marion County IN'' (Google Maps, accessed 31 August 2020)]</ref> The highest point ({{convert|920|ft|m|abbr=off|disp=x|/|sp=us}} ASL) is a small ridge at the county's northwest corner.<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=17053 ''Marion County High Point, Indiana'' (PeakBagger.com, accessed 31 August 2020)]</ref> According to the 2010 census, the county has an area of {{convert|403.01|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|396.30|sqmi}} (or 98.34%) is land and {{convert|6.71|sqmi}} (or 1.66%) is water.<ref name=DC/> The [[White River (Indiana)|White River]] flows southwestward through the central part of the county; it is joined by Eagle Creek and [[Fall Creek (Indiana)|Fall Creek]], both of which have dams in the county forming Eagle Creek Reservoir and [[Geist Reservoir]], respectively. Marion County has two Indiana State Parks, [[Fort Harrison State Park]] and [[White River State Park]], as well as [[List of parks in Indianapolis|many municipal parks]]. ===Adjacent counties=== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * [[Hamilton County, Indiana|Hamilton County]] - north * [[Hancock County, Indiana|Hancock County]] - east * [[Shelby County, Indiana|Shelby County]] - southeast * [[Johnson County, Indiana|Johnson County]] - south * [[Morgan County, Indiana|Morgan County]] - southwest * [[Hendricks County, Indiana|Hendricks County]] - west * [[Boone County, Indiana|Boone County]] - northwest {{div col end}}
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