Editing Newaygo County, Michigan (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|US Census Bureau]], the county has an area of {{convert|862|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|813|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|48|sqmi}} (5.6%) is covered by water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_26.txt|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=September 27, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024015/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_26.txt|archive-date=November 13, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The county is considered to be part of [[West Michigan]].

The county has more than 230 natural lakes. The combined total length of all the county's rivers and streams exceeds {{convert|350|mi|km}}. Three large dams—[[Croton Dam (Michigan)|Croton]], [[Hardy Dam|Hardy]], and Newaygo—were built at the beginning of the 20th century. The Hardy Dam is the largest earthen dam east of the [[Mississippi River]].<ref name=NC>{{Cite web |url=http://www.countyofnewaygo.com/ |title=Newaygo County government |access-date=December 9, 2005 |archive-date=December 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204144635/http://www.countyofnewaygo.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Over half of the county is in the [[Manistee National Forest]].

===Rivers===
* [[Muskegon River]]
* [[Pere Marquette River]]
* [[Rogue River (Michigan)|Rogue River]]
* [[White River (White Lake)|White River]]

===Major highways===
* {{jct|state=MI|M|20}} runs east–west through center of county. Passes Hesperia, Aetna, and White Cloud.
* {{jct|state=MI|M|37}} runs north–south through center of county. Passes Bitely, Brohman, White Cloud, Newaygo, Grant, and Ashland.
* {{jct|state=MI|M|82}} runs east–west through southern part of county. Goes through Newaygo. Ends at county line tri-point of [[Muskegon County, Michigan|Muskegon]], [[Oceana County, Michigan|Oceana]], and Newaygo Counties.
* {{jct|state=MI|M|120}} runs the length of county's west line. Terminates in Hesperia.<ref>{{google maps |url = https://www.google.com/maps/place/Newaygo+County,+MI/@43.4140971,-85.9057459,11.96z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x88191961b2dda90b:0x150e6a231a7385fb!8m2!3d43.5593582!4d-85.7666645 |title = Newaygo County MI |access-date = September 15, 2018}}</ref>

===County designated highways===
* {{jct|state=MI|CDH|B-96}}

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Mason County, Michigan|Mason County]] – northwest
* [[Lake County, Michigan|Lake County]] – north
* [[Osceola County, Michigan|Osceola County]] - northeast
* [[Mecosta County, Michigan|Mecosta County]] – east
* [[Montcalm County, Michigan|Montcalm County]] – southeast
* [[Kent County, Michigan|Kent County]] – south
* [[Muskegon County, Michigan|Muskegon County]] – southwest
* [[Oceana County, Michigan|Oceana County]] – west

===National protected area===
* [[Manistee National Forest]] (part)