Editing Thayer County, Nebraska (section)

==Geography==
Thayer County lies on the south line of Nebraska. Its south boundary line abuts the north boundary line of the state of [[Kansas]]. Its terrain consists of rolling hills, sloped toward the east. A local drainage, Big Sandy Creek, flows southeast and east through the northern part of the county, and another drainage, Rose Creek, flows northeastward through the SE corner of the county (they converge east of Thayer County's east boundary line). The planar portions of the terrain are partially used for agriculture.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Thayer+County,+NE/@40.2366539,-97.7754621,43612m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x87978e2a2bfdf8e1:0x5ca1994ba5aa21eb!8m2!3d40.1460895!4d-97.5247243 ''Thayer County NE''  Google Maps (accessed 25 January 2019)]</ref>

Thayer County has an area of {{convert|575|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|574|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.2|sqmi}} (0.2%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 12, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|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}}</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[File:US 81.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 81 in Nebraska|U.S. Highway 81]]
* [[File:US 136.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 136 in Nebraska|U.S. Highway 136]]
* [[File:N-4.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 4]]
* [[File:N-5.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 5]]
* [[File:N-8.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 8]]
* [[File:N-53.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 53]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Saline County, Nebraska|Saline County]] – northeast
* [[Jefferson County, Nebraska|Jefferson County]] – east
* [[Washington County, Kansas]] – southeast
* [[Republic County, Kansas]] – south
* [[Nuckolls County, Nebraska|Nuckolls County]] – west
* [[Fillmore County, Nebraska|Fillmore County]] – north
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===Protected areas===
* Prairie Marsh State Wildlife Management Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Prairie+Marsh+State+Wildlife+Management+Area,+Bruning,+NE+68322/@40.3418303,-97.6176622,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87978e2a2bfdf8e1:0x5ca1994ba5aa21eb!2sThayer+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d40.1460895!4d-97.5247243!3m4!1s0x8797832989992487:0xa74253e944b06c9a!8m2!3d40.3421548!4d-97.6154883 ''Prairie Marsh State Wildlife Management Area, Bruning NE''  Google Maps (accessed 25 January 2019)]</ref>
* Prairie Marsh West State Wildlife Management Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Prairie+Marsh+West+State+Wildlife+Management+Area,+Carleton,+NE+68326/@40.3453506,-97.6485536,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87978e2a2bfdf8e1:0x5ca1994ba5aa21eb!2sThayer+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d40.1460895!4d-97.5247243!3m4!1s0x879782fc71b6a401:0x4722448abb7c750a!8m2!3d40.3452562!4d-97.6453173 ''Prairie Marsh West State Wildlife Management Area, Carleton NE''  Google Maps (accessed 25 January 2019)]</ref>