Editing Kewaunee County, Wisconsin (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1084|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|343|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|742|sqmi}} (68%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_55.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 5, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> The northern part of the county is on the [[Door Peninsula]] between Green Bay and Lake Michigan. The northern part of the [[Kettle Moraine]] extends into Kewaunee County. There are three named peaks in the county.<ref>[https://peakvisor.com/adm/kewaunee-county.html PeakVisor Kewaunee County Named Mountains], Accessed January 18, 2020</ref> The [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] monitors one well in the county on an hourly basis. It also takes hourly pictures of the field in front of the well.<ref>[https://waterdata.usgs.gov/wi/nwis/uv/?site_no=443535087345401&PARAmeter_cd=72019 National Water Information System: Web Interface], USGS Station 443535087345401 KW-25/24E/34-0183</ref>
It usually takes four to five hours for the groundwater level to rise after a big rain.<ref>[https://wgnhs.wisc.edu/pubs/wofr201905/ Assessing groundwater quality in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin and Characterizing the timing and variability of enteric pathogen contamination within the dolomite aquifer in northeastern Wisconsin] by Borchardt, M.A., Muldoon, M.A., Hunt, R.J., Bonness, D.E., Firnstahl, A.D., Kieke, B.A., Jr., Owens, D.W., Spencer, S.K., Stokdyk, J.P., ''Wisconsin Geological & Natural History Survey # WOFR2019-05'', Final report to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, DNR Project Number 227, August 7, 2019, Section "Recharge and Water Quality," page 45 (page 52 of the pdf)</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Door County, Wisconsin|Door County]] – north
* [[Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Manitowoc County]] – south
* [[Brown County, Wisconsin|Brown County]] – west
* [[Benzie County, Michigan]] – northeast across Lake Michigan
* [[Manistee County, Michigan]] – southeast across Lake Michigan