Editing Traverse County, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
Traverse County lies on the western edge of Minnesota. Its western border abuts the eastern borders of the states of [[North Dakota|North]] and [[South Dakota]]. The [[Red River of the North|Red River]] flows northward along the county's western line. The [[Mustinka River]] flows southwestward through the county's upper portion, discharging into Lake Traverse. The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, fully devoted to agriculture except in developed areas.<ref name=TCM>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Traverse+County,+MN/@45.8037303,-96.6950515,51895m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x52cbf42d769d53ab:0xa1abc0406e219f85!8m2!3d45.8030256!4d-96.365147 ''Traverse County MN''  Google Maps (accessed April 2, 2019)]</ref> The terrain slopes to the west and north, with its highest point at the southeastern corner, at {{convert|1,119|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>[https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm "Find an Altitude/Traverse County MN"  Google Maps (accessed April 2, 2019)]</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|586|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|574|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|12|sqmi}} (2.0%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 25, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102023/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt|archive-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref>

{{Stack|[[File:Traverse Co Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Traverse County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 65-67. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]]}}

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 75.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 75#Minnesota|U.S. Route 75]]
* [[Image:MN-9.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 9]]
* [[Image:MN-27.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 27]]
* [[Image:MN-28.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 28]]
* [[Image:MN-117.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 117]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Wilkin County, Minnesota|Wilkin County]] - north
* [[Grant County, Minnesota|Grant County]] - northeast
* [[Stevens County, Minnesota|Stevens County]] - southeast
* [[Big Stone County, Minnesota|Big Stone County]] - south
* [[Roberts County, South Dakota]] - southwest
* [[Richland County, North Dakota]] - northwest
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===Protected areas===
* Reservation Dam State Wildlife Management Area
* White Rock Dam State Wildlife Management Area

===Lakes<ref name=TCM/>===
* [[Lake Traverse]] (part)
* Mud Lake - (part)
* Saint Marys Lake
* Wet Lake