Editing Faribault County, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
Faribault County lies on the south side of Minnesota. Its southern border abuts the north border of the state of [[Iowa]]. The [[Blue Earth River]] flows northerly through the west-central part of the county; it enters from Iowa as two branches, West Branch and Middle Branch, merging at {{convert|5|mi|km}} into the county. It is joined by East Branch near the city of Blue Earth, thence flows northward into [[Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Blue Earth County]]. The [[Maple River (Minnesota)|Maple River]] flows west-northwestward through the upper central part of the county, entering from [[Freeborn County, Minnesota|Freeborn County]] and exiting to Blue Earth County. The [[Cobb River (Minnesota)|Cobb River]] also flows through the NE part of the county, from Freeborn to Blue Earth county.<ref name=FCM>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Faribault+County,+MN/@43.634821,-94.1046563,14.5z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x87f408d90be417c9:0x5aeb971a89f8dac7!8m2!3d43.6448766!4d-93.9878427 ''Faribault County MN''  Google Maps (accessed March 8, 2019)]</ref>

The county terrain consists of semi-arid rolling hills, devoted to agriculture. The SE portion is a glacial [[moraine]] near Kiester, and is known as the Kiester Moraine.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/collections17minnuoft/page/188 Upton, Warren. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance (1920) p. 188 (accessed March 8, 2019)]</ref> The county has an area of {{convert|722|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|712|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|9.4|sqmi}} (1.3%) 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 15, 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>

===Lakes===

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* Bass Lake ([[Delavan Township, Faribault County, Minnesota|Delavan Twp]])
* Hart Lake
* Minnesota Lake
* Rice Lake ([[Delavan Township, Faribault County, Minnesota|Delavan Twp]])
* Rice Lake ([[Foster Township, Faribault County, Minnesota|Foster Twp]])
* South Walnut Lake
* Walnut Lake
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=== Airports ===

Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Airports - Faribault County, MN (Arrivals, Departures & Terminals) |url=https://www.countyoffice.org/mn-faribault-county-airport/ |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=www.countyoffice.org |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Blue Earth Municipal Airport]]
* [[Wells Municipal Airport (Minnesota)|Wells Municipal Airport]]

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:I-90.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 90 in Minnesota|Interstate 90]]
* [[Image:US 169 (MN).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 169 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 169]]
* [[Image:MN-22.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 22]]
* [[Image:MN-109.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 109]]
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[[File:Faribault Co Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Faribault County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 65-67. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]]

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Blue Earth County]] - north
* [[Waseca County, Minnesota|Waseca County]] - northeast
* [[Freeborn County, Minnesota|Freeborn County]] - east
* [[Winnebago County, Iowa]] - southeast
* [[Kossuth County, Iowa]] - southwest
*[[Martin County, Minnesota|Martin County]] - west
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===Protected areas===

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* Walnut Lake State Wildlife Management Area