Editing Erie County, New York (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1,227|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1,043|sqmi}} (85%) is land and {{convert|184|sqmi}} (15%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_36.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062322/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_36.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 19, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 4, 2015 |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files }}</ref>

Erie County is in the western portion of upstate New York, bordering on the [[Lake Erie|lake]] of the same name. Part of the industrial area that has included Buffalo, it is the most populous county in upstate New York outside of the New York City metropolitan area. The county also lies on the international border between the United States and Canada, bordering the Province of [[Ontario]].

The northern border of the county is Tonawanda Creek. Part of the southern border is Cattaraugus Creek. Other major streams include Buffalo Creek ([[Buffalo River (New York)|Buffalo River]]), [[Cayuga Creek]], [[Cazenovia Creek]], [[Scajaquada Creek]], [[Eighteen Mile Creek (Erie County)|Eighteen Mile Creek]] and [[Ellicott Creek]]. The county's northern half, including Buffalo and its suburbs, is known as the Northtowns and is relatively flat and rises gently up from the lake. The southern half, known as the Southtowns,<ref name=WNY/> is much hillier. It has the northwesternmost foothills of the [[Appalachian Mountains]]. The highest elevation in the county is a hill in the Town of Sardinia that tops out at around {{convert|1,940|ft|m}} above sea level. The lowest ground is about {{convert|560|ft|m}}, on Grand Island at the Niagara River. The [[Onondaga (geological formation)|Onondaga Escarpment]] runs through the northern part of Erie County.

===Rivers, streams and lakes===
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* [[Buffalo River (New York)|Buffalo River]]
* [[Cattaraugus Creek]]
* [[Cayuga Creek]]
* [[Cazenovia Creek]]
* [[Eighteen Mile Creek (Erie County)|Eighteen Mile Creek]]
* [[Ellicott Creek]]
* [[Lake Erie]]
* [[Niagara River]]
* [[Scajaquada Creek]]
* [[Tonawanda Creek]]
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===Adjacent counties and municipality===
* [[Niagara County, New York|Niagara County]] - north
* [[Genesee County, New York|Genesee County]] - northeast
* [[Wyoming County, New York|Wyoming County]] - southeast
* [[Cattaraugus County, New York|Cattaraugus County]] - south
* [[Chautauqua County, New York|Chautauqua County]] - southwest
* [[Regional Municipality of Niagara|Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada]] - northwest

===Major highways===
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* [[File:I-90.svg|20px]] [[File:NYS Thruway Sign.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 90 in New York|Interstate 90]] ([[New York State Thruway]])
* [[File:I-190 (long).svg|22px]] [[Interstate 190 (New York)|Interstate 190]] (Niagara Thruway)
* [[File:I-290 (long).svg|22px]] [[Interstate 290 (New York)|Interstate 290]] (Youngmann Expressway)
* [[File:I-990 (long).svg|22px]] [[Interstate 990]] (Lockport Expressway)
* [[File:US 20.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 20 in New York|U.S. Route 20]] (Southwestern Boulevard/Transit Road/Broadway)
* [[File:US 20A (NY).svg|22px]] [[U.S. Route 20A (New York)|U.S. Route 20A]] (Big Tree Road)
* [[File:US 62.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 62]] (South Park Avenue/Bailey Avenue/Niagara Falls Boulevard)
* [[File:US 219.svg|22px]] [[U.S. Route 219]] (Southern Expressway)
* [[File:NY-5.svg|20px]] [[New York State Route 5]] (Hamburg Turnpike/Buffalo Skyway/Main Street)
* [[File:NY-16.svg|20px]] [[New York State Route 16]] (Seneca Street)
* [[File:NY-33.svg|20px]] [[New York State Route 33]] (Kensington Expressway/Genesee Street)
* [[File:NY-39.svg|20px]] [[New York State Route 39]]
* [[File:NY-78.svg|20px]] [[New York State Route 78]] (Transit Road)
* [[File:NY-179.svg|22px]] [[New York State Route 179]] (Milestrip Expressway/Road)
* [[File:NY-198.svg|22px]] [[New York State Route 198]] (Scajaquada Expressway)
* [[File:NY-263.svg|22px]] [[New York State Route 263]] (Grover Cleveland Highway/Millersport Highway)
* [[File:NY-240.svg|22px]] [[New York State Route 240]] (Orchard Park Road/Harlem Road)
* [[File:NY-277.svg|22px]] [[New York State Route 277]] (Union Road)
* [[File:NY-324.svg|22px]] [[New York State Route 324]] (Grand Island Boulevard/Sheridan Drive)
* [[File:NY-354.svg|22px]] [[New York State Route 354]] (Clinton Street)
* [[File:NY-400.svg|22px]] [[New York State Route 400]] (Aurora Expressway)
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====Erie County routes====
{{Main|List of county routes in Erie County, New York}}

===National protected area===
* [[Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site]]

===State protected areas===
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* [[Amherst State Park]], Town of Amherst
* [[Beaver Island State Park]], Town of Grand Island
* [[Buckhorn Island State Park]], Town of Grand Island
* [[Buffalo Harbor State Park]], City of Buffalo
* [[Evangola State Park]], Towns of Brant and Evans
* [[Great Baehre Swamp Wildlife Management Area]], Town of Amherst
* Hampton Brook Woods Wildlife Management Area, Village of Hamburg
* [[Knox Farm State Park]], Town of East Aurora
* Motor Island Wildlife Management Area, Town of Grand Island
* Onondaga Escarpment Unique Area, Town of Akron
* [[Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve]], Town of Cheektowaga
* Spicer Creek Wildlife Management Area, Town of Grand Island
* [[Strawberry Island State Park]], Town of Townawanda
* [[Tillman Road Wildlife Management Area]], Town of Clarence
* [[Woodlawn Beach State Park]], Town of Hamburg
* [[Zoar Valley Multiple Use Area]], Town of Collins
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