Editing Davis County, Utah (section)

==Geography==
Davis County has an area of {{convert|634|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|299|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|335|sqmi}} (53%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_49.txt|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=March 27, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> It is Utah's smallest county by land area and second smallest by total area.

The county lies generally between the [[Great Salt Lake]] on the west and the [[Wasatch Range]] on the east, which rises to a height of {{convert|9707|ft|m}} in the county at Thurston Peak.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Thurston+Peak/@41.0574671,-111.7981673,12z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x8753aa838ff85bd3:0x21f118747babbf89!8m2!3d41.0818883!4d-111.8516053 ''Thurston Peak UT''  Google Maps (accessed 30 March 2019)]</ref>

The Great Salt Lake is surrounded by [[marshland]] and [[mudflat]]s, and lies at an average [[elevation]] of approximately {{convert|4200|ft|m}}, varying depending on the water level, which can lead to drastic changes in the lake size due to its shallowness. Davis County includes [[Antelope Island]], the lake's largest island. The entire island is a [[Antelope Island State Park|state park]], designated to protect natural scenery and especially wildlife on the island, which includes [[bighorn sheep]], [[pronghorn]], and a [[bison]] herd.

The inhabited portion of Davis County between the lake and the mountain range is called the [[Wasatch Front]], a narrow stretch of land that restricts north–south transportation in the county.

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Weber County, Utah|Weber County]] - north
* [[Morgan County, Utah|Morgan County]] - east
* [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake County]] - south
* [[Tooele County, Utah|Tooele County]] - west
* [[Box Elder County, Utah|Box Elder County]] - northwest
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===Protected areas===
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* Antelope Island State Park
* Crystal West Unit Farmington Bay (part)
* Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area
* Howard Slough Waterfowl Management Area
* [[Wasatch-Cache National Forest]] (part)
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===Lakes===
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* Adams Reservoir
* Farmington Bay
* Hobbs Reservoir
* Holmes Reservoir
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