Editing Benton County, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
The [[Mississippi River]] flows southeast along Benton County's western border, and the [[Platte River (Minnesota)|Platte River]] flows south through the county's northwest corner, discharging into the Mississippi at the county's western border. The terrain consists of low rolling hills, wooded or devoted to agriculture.<ref name=BCM>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Benton+County,+MN/@45.6666482,-94.0199545,13035m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x52b46bd8acf3e071:0x68b360fb724a636!8m2!3d45.7211058!4d-93.9732855 ''Benton County MN''  Google Maps (accessed March 5, 2019)]</ref> It generally slopes to the south and east, although its western portion slopes into the river valleys. The county's highest point is a small hill near the midpoint of the northern border, {{convert|1|mi|km|abbr=on}} north of [[Brennyville, Minnesota|Brennyville]], at {{convert|1,311|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=22087 Benton County High Point, Minnesota. PeakBagger.com (accessed May 4, 2019)]</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|413|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|408|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|4.8|sqmi}} (1.2%) 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 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> It is the fifth-smallest county in Minnesota by land area and fourth-smallest by total area. [[File:Benton Co 2016 No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Benton County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 61-64. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]]
{{Stack|[[File:Sartell WMA Wiki Version.jpg|thumb|right|Soils of Sartell WMA neighborhood]]}}

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 10.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 10 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 10]]
* [[Image:MN-15.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 15]]
* [[Image:MN-23.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 23]]
* [[Image:MN-25.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 25]]
* [[Image:MN-95.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 95]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Mille Lacs County, Minnesota|Mille Lacs]] - east
* [[Sherburne County, Minnesota|Sherburne]] - south
* [[Stearns County, Minnesota|Stearns]] - west
* [[Morrison County, Minnesota|Morrison]] - north
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===Lakes===
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* Donovan Lake (part)
* Graham Lake
* [[Little Rock Lake (Benton County, Minnesota)|Little Rock Lake]]
* Mayhew Lake
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===Protected areas===
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* Benlacs State Wildlife Management Area (part)
* Bibles State Wildlife Management Area
* Englund Ecotone Scientific and Natural Area
* Sartell State Wildlife Management Area
* Wisneski State Wildlife Management Area
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