Editing Anoka County, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
The Mississippi River flows southeasterly along the county's southwestern boundary. The Rum River flows southerly through the western part of the county, discharging into the Mississippi at the county's southwestern boundary. The terrain consists of low, rolling, wooded hills.<ref name="ACM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Anoka+County,+MN/@45.2252377,-93.4056133,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x52b34488c065fdbf:0xc2263f30aade47b3!8m2!3d45.3292832!4d-93.2197005 ''Anoka County MN'' Google Maps (accessed March 4, 2019)]</ref> The terrain slopes to the south and east; its highest point is a small hillock {{convert|1.2|mi|km}} east of the county's northwest corner, at {{convert|1,100|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=18370 Anoka County High Point, Minnesota. PeakBagger.com (accessed May 4, 2019)]</ref> Otherwise the terrain's highest point is along the western part of the north boundary line, at {{convert|1,083|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude/Anoka County MN" Google Maps (accessed March 4, 2019) |access-date=March 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|446|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|23|sqmi}} (5.2%) are covered by 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 5, 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>

===Lakes===
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* Baldwin Lake
* Bunker Lake
* Cedar Lake
* Centerville Lake
* Coon Lake
* Crooked Lake
* George Watch Lake
* Golden Lake
* Ham Lake
* Laddie Lake
* [[Lake George (Anoka County)|Lake George]]
* Marshan Lake
* McKay Lake
* Moore Lake
* Peltier Lake
* Reshanau Lake
* Rice Lake
* [[Round Lake (Minnesota)|Round Lake]]
* Sherman Lake
* Spring Lake
* Smith Lake
* Wards Lake
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===Waterways===
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* Cedar Creek
* [[Coon Creek (Anoka County)|Coon Creek]]
* Crooked Brook
* Ford Brook
* Hardwood Creek
* Mahoney Brook
* [[Mississippi River]]
* [[Rice Creek (Mississippi River)|Rice Creek]]
* [[Rum River]]
* Sand Creek
* Seelye Brook
* Trott Brook
* Pheasant creek
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===Major highways===
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* [[Image:I-35.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 35 in Minnesota|Interstate 35]]
* [[Image:I-35E.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 35E (Minnesota)|Interstate 35E]]
* [[Image:I-35W.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 35W (Minnesota)|Interstate 35W]]
* [[Image:I-694.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 694]]
* [[Image:US 10.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 10 in Minnesota|US Highway 10]]
* [[Image:US 169 (MN).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 169 in Minnesota|US Highway 169]]
* [[Image:MN-47.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 47]]
* [[Image:MN-65.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 65]]
* [[Image:MN-97.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 97]]
* [[Image:MN-610.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 610]]
* ''[[County roads in Anoka County, Minnesota|List of county roads]]''
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Isanti County, Minnesota|Isanti County]] - north
* [[Chisago County, Minnesota|Chisago County]] - northeast
* [[Washington County, Minnesota|Washington County]] - east
* [[Ramsey County, Minnesota|Ramsey County]] - southeast
* [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin County]] - southwest
* [[Sherburne County, Minnesota|Sherburne County]] - northwest
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===Protected areas===
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* Bethel Wildlife Management Area
* Boot Lake Scientific and Natural Area
* Bunker Hills Regional Park
* Carl E Bonnell Wildlife Management Area
* Carlos Avery State Wildlife Management Area
* Cedar Creek Conservation Area
* [[Coon Rapids Dam]] Regional Park
* East Bethel Booster Park
* Gordie Mikkelson Wildlife Management Area
* Helen Allison Savanna Scientific and Natural Area
* Lake George Regional Park
* Martin Island-Linwood Lakes Regional Park
* [[Mississippi National River and Recreation Area]] (part)
* Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Preserve
* Robert and Marilyn Burman Wildlife Management Area
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