Editing Conway County, Arkansas (section)

==Geography==
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{{Main|Geography of Arkansas|Arkansas River Valley}}
Conway County is within the [[Arkansas River Valley]] region, a fertile, low-lying valley along the [[Arkansas River]] between the [[Ozark Mountains]] to the north and the [[Ouachita Mountains]] to the south.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|567|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|552|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|14|sqmi}} (2.5%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_05.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 25, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> It is the fifth-smallest county in Arkansas by area.

The county is located approximately {{convert|52|mi|km}} northwest of [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]], {{convert|109|mi|km}} east of [[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]], and {{convert|180|mi|km}} west of [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], Tennessee.{{#tag:ref|Mileages from Conway County to Little Rock, Fort Smith, and Memphis are based on highway miles using county seat Morrilton for Conway County.<ref>{{cite web
  |title=Google Maps (Search for Morrilton, AR)
  |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Morrilton,+AR+72110/@35.153915,-92.7778371,13z
  |access-date= January 11, 2020 }}</ref>
|group=Note}} Conway County is surrounded by two [[Central Arkansas]] counties: [[Faulkner County, Arkansas|Faulkner County]] to the east and [[Perry County, Arkansas|Perry County]] to the south, and three River Valley/mountain counties: [[Van Buren County, Arkansas|Van Buren County]] to the north, [[Yell County, Arkansas|Yell County]] to the southwest, and [[Pope County, Arkansas|Pope County]] to the west.

===Hydrology===
{{See also|List of lakes in Conway County, Arkansas}}

===Protected areas===
The northern {{convert|16|sqkm|hectare}} of Conway County is protected within the [[Ozark National Forest]], a small part of a large protected forest spanning parts of 16 Arkansas counties. [[Petit Jean State Park]], is Arkansas's oldest state park, rises from the River Valley in southern Conway County along the top of Petit Jean Mountain.

Conway County is home to five Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) under [[Arkansas Game and Fish Commission]] jurisdiction. [[Ed Gordon Point Remove Wildlife Management Area|Ed Gordon Point Remove WMA]] is a wetland near the confluence of the East Fork and West Fork of Point Remove Creek in western Conway County. The area is known for duck, deer, and dove hunting.<ref>{{ cite web |first=Joe |last= Mosby |title= Partners Created Ed Gordon/Point Remove WMA |work= [[Fort Smith Times Record]] |location=Fort Smith, AR |date= February 25, 2013 |via=NewsBank |url= https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news/144AD31B478212C8 }}</ref> [[Lake Overcup WMA]] is a noted [[crappie]] fishing lake created by AGFC in 1963.<ref>{{ cite web |last= Nelson |first= Rex |title= The Catholic Point Italians |work=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |publisher= Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. |location= Little Rock, AR |page= 7B |volume= 333 |issue= 200 |date=October 16, 2019 |via=[[NewsBank]] |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=image/v2:166CAD481D686970@NewsBank-1769B2F188D5056D@2458773-1769D48A5916DCCA@15-1769D48A5916DCCA@. |access-date= January 11, 2020 }}</ref> [[Brewer Lake Cypress Creek Wildlife Management Area|Cypress Creek WMA]] is located around the shore of Brewer Lake, a fishing lake built in 1983 to construct a water supply for [[Conway, Arkansas|Conway]],<ref>{{ cite web |author= Staff |title= Lake Brewer at a glance  |work= Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Inc. |location= Little Rock, AR |date= July 19, 1999 |page= C3 |via=NewsBank |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news/13D2F930C725A6A0 |access-date= January 11, 2020 }}</ref> as well as containing parts of the [[Cherokee Wildlife Management Area|Cherokee WMA]]<ref>{{ cite map |title= Cherokee WMA |url= https://agfc-publicusemaps.s3.amazonaws.com/Cherokee%20WMA%20(7%20of%2010)%20Area%207.pdf |page= 7 |date= November 21, 2019 |access-date= January 11, 2020 |scale=1:70000 |author= GIS Staff |location=Little Rock |publisher= Arkansas Game & Fish Commission }}</ref> and a small part of [[Piney Creeks WMA]].<ref>{{ cite map |title= Piney Creeks WMA |url= https://agfc-publicusemaps.s3.amazonaws.com/Piney%20Creeks%20WMA%20(Page%205%20of%205).pdf |page= 5 |date= July 19, 2019 |access-date= January 11, 2020 |scale=1:100000 |author= GIS Staff |location=Little Rock |publisher= Arkansas Game & Fish Commission }}</ref> The county is also home to the Cove Creek Natural Area.