Editing Brown County, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
The [[Minnesota River]] flows east-southeast along the county's northern border. The [[Cottonwood River (Minnesota)|Cottonwood River]] flows east-northeast through the county's central and upper area, discharging into the Minnesota at the northern border. The [[Little Cottonwood River]] flows east through the lower portion of the county, on its way to discharge into the Minnesota in neighboring [[Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Blue Earth County]]. The terrain consists of rolling hills, mostly devoted to agriculture,<ref name="BCM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Brown+County,+MN/@44.3011278,-95.0203654,10z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x87f53e1c6457bfe5:0x64bee6caaed5962f!8m2!3d44.2294379!4d-94.645035 ''Brown County MN''  Google Maps (accessed March 5, 2019)]</ref> and generally slopes to the east, tending to drop into the river valleys. Its highest point is at its southwestern corner, at {{convert|1,263|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Find an Altitude/Brown County MN" Google Maps (accessed March 5, 2019) |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=March 6, 2019}}</ref><ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=22090 Brown County High Point, Minnesota. PeakBagger.com (accessed May 5, 2019)]</ref>

The county has an area of {{convert|618|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|611|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|7.4|sqmi}} (1.2%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |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 |access-date=October 5, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer |publisher=[[DeLorme]] |year=1994 |isbn=0-89933-222-6 |location=Yarmouth ME |pages=21–22, 30–31}}</ref> [[File:Brown Co Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Brown County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 65-67. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]]

===Transit===
* [[Hermann Express]]

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 14.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 14 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 14]]
* [[Image:MN-4.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 4]]
* [[Image:MN-15.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 15]]
* [[Image:MN-68.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 68]]
* [[Image:MN-257.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 257]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Nicollet County, Minnesota|Nicollet County]] - northeast
* [[Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Blue Earth County]] - southeast
* [[Watonwan County, Minnesota|Watonwan County]] - south
* [[Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Cottonwood County]] - southwest
* [[Redwood County, Minnesota|Redwood County]] - west
* [[Renville County, Minnesota|Renville County]] - northwest
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===Lakes===
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Most of the county is an area of rich [[Agricultural land|farm land]]; most of its wetlands were drained for use in agriculture, leaving a number of lakes.<ref name="Stark">{{Cite web |title=Stark Township |url=https://mnahgp.genealogyvillage.com/brown/brown_county_minnesota_stark_township.htmlt.html |access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref> The county has at least 32 lakes,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brown County MN Lakes |url=https://lakeplace.com/lakefinder/mn/brown |access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref> some of which are deemed to be "protected waters" of the State of Minnesota;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Final Designation of Protected Waters and Wetlands Within Brown County, Minnesota |url=http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/pwi/BROW_PWILIST.PDF |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031123055710/http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/pwi/BROW_PWILIST.PDF |archive-date=November 23, 2003 |access-date=January 2, 2010 |publisher=[[Minnesota Department of Natural Resources]] DIVISION OF WATERS |page=2}}</ref> these are designated with "(p)" below.

The lakes occupy "hollows in the driftsheet"; many have neither an inflow nor an outflow.{{sfn|Winchell|Upham|1884|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=Au9JAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA560 560]}}

Lakes in the county include:
* [[Altermatt Lake]] (p)
* [[Bachelor Lake (Brown County, Minnesota)|Bachelor Lake]] (p), in Stark township
* Boise Lake (p)
* Clear Lake (p)
* Gilman Lake (p)
* Horseshoe Lake{{anchor|Juni Lake}}
* Juni Lake (p), named for Benedict Juni, a Swiss settler.<ref name="upham">{{Cite book |last=Upham |first=Warren |url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog |title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |year=1920 |page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n91 72]}}{{rp|72}}</ref>
* Lake Cottonwood (p)
* Lake Hanska (p)
* Linden Lake (p)
* Lone Tree Lake (p)
* Omsrud Lake (p){{anchor|School Lake}}
* School Lake (p), named for its location in school section 16.<ref name=upham/>{{rp|72}}
* Sleepy Eye Lake (p)
* Zanders Lake (p)
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