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==Geography== The [[Minnesota River]] flows east-northeasterly along the county's southern border. The [[Crow River (Minnesota)#Hydrography|South Fork of the Crow River]] flows northeasterly through the upper western and central portions of the county. Carver Creek flows southeasterly from the county's central area, discharging into the Minnesota at the county's southern border. The terrain consists of low rolling hills, dotted with lakes in the eastern portion. The area is devoted to agriculture.<ref name =CCM>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Carver+County,+MN/@44.8067955,-93.9065463,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x87f5fd7bd5338765:0x74e8ff01d098a6b9!8m2!3d44.825431!4d-93.7841503 ''Carver County MN'' Google Maps (accessed March 6, 2019)]</ref> [[File:Carver Co Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Carver County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 49β52. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]]The terrain slopes to the east and south, with its northwest corner at {{convert|1,024|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude/Carver County MN" Google Maps (accessed March 6, 2019) |access-date=March 6, 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> A small hill {{convert|1.6|mi|km}} northeast of Miller Lake<ref name=CCM/> rises to {{convert|1,080|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL, for the county's highest point.<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=22091 Carver County High Point, Minnesota. PeakBagger.com (accessed May 5, 2019)]</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|376|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|354|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|22|sqmi}} (5.8%) 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 6, 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 Minnesota's second-smallest county by land area and third-smallest by total area. Carver is one of seven southern Minnesota counties with no forest soils; only prairie ecosystems of savannas and prairies can be found in Carver County. It is also one of 17 Minnesota counties where savanna soils dominate. ===Lakes=== [[Carver County]] is home to seven lakes of 235 acres or larger. The largest is Lake Waconia, Minnesota's 73rd largest lake and the Twin Cities' second largest lake, with an area of 2,996 acres.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/showreport.html?downum=10005900|title=Fisheries Lake Surveys β MN Dept of Natural Resources|website=www.dnr.state.mn.us|access-date=April 17, 2018}}</ref>[[File:2009-0713-Waconia-LakeWaconia.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Lake Waconia]] {| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" border="1" style="width: 60%;" |- ! Township ! Lakes |- |[[Benton Township, Carver County, Minnesota|Benton Township]] |Barlous Lake, Benton Lake, Maria Lake, Meuwissen Lake, Myers Lake, Rice Lake, Winkler Lake |- |[[Camden Township, Carver County, Minnesota|Camden Township]] | Berliner Lake, Eagle Lake, Smith Lake |- |[[Dahlgren Township, Carver County, Minnesota|Dahlgren Township]] |Aue Lake |- |[[Hancock Township, Carver County, Minnesota|Hancock Township]] |Assumption Lake, Gaystock Lake, Maria Lake, Miller Lake, |- |[[Hollywood Township, Carver County, Minnesota|Hollywood Township]] |Lippert Lake |- |[[Laketown Township, Carver County, Minnesota|Laketown Township]] |Carl Krey Lake, Lake Auburn, Lake Virginia, Lake Waconia, Lake Zumbra, Lunsten Lake, Marsh Lake, Parley Lake, Piersons Lake, Reitz Lake, Schutz Lake, [[Stieger Lake]], Sunny Lake, Turbid Lake, Wasserman Lake, Lake Bavaria |- |[[San Francisco Township, Carver County, Minnesota|San Francisco Township]] |Hallquist Lake, Kelly Lake, Long Lake, Scott Lake, |- |[[Waconia Township, Carver County, Minnesota|Waconia Township]] |[[Brand Lake|Burandt Lake]], Donders Lake, Goose Lake, Hydes Lake, Lake Minnewashta, Lake Patterson, Lake Waconia, Rutz Lake, Swan Lake |- |[[Watertown Township, Carver County, Minnesota|Watertown Township]] |Buck Lake, Goose Lake, Lippert Lake, Mud Lake, Oak Lake, Swede Lake |- |[[Young America Township, Carver County, Minnesota|Young America Township]] |Barnes Lake, Brand Lake, Braunworth Lake, Tiger Lake, Young America Lake |- |} ===Major highways=== {{div col|colwidth=26em}} * [[Image:US 212 (MN).svg|23px]] [[U.S. Route 212 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 212]] * [[Image:MN-5.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 5]] * [[Image:MN-7.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 7]] * [[Image:MN-25.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 25]] * [[Image:MN-41.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 41]] * [[Image:MN-284.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 284]] * Carver County Road 10 * Carver County Road 11 * Carver County Road 33 * [[County roads in Carver County, Minnesota|Other county roads]] {{div col end}} [[File:Arboretum Neighborhood North Wiki Version.jpg|thumb|right|Soils of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum area]] ===Adjacent counties=== {{div col|colwidth=26em}} * [[Wright County, Minnesota|Wright County]] β north * [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin County]] β northeast * [[Scott County, Minnesota|Scott County]] β southeast * [[Sibley County, Minnesota|Sibley County]] β southwest * [[McLeod County, Minnesota|McLeod County]] β west {{div col end}} ===Protected areas=== {{div col|colwidth=26em}} * Assumption State Wildlife Management Area * Carver Park Preserve * Gravel Pit State Wildlife Management Area * Lake Minnewashta Regional Park * Minnesota Landscape Arboretum * [[Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge]] (part) * Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area (part) * Waconia State Wildlife Management Area {{div col end}} <ref name=CCM/>
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