Editing Floodwood, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Floodwood water tower.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Floodwood water tower]] According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|1.42|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-11-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

Floodwood sits at the [[Junction (traffic)|junction]] of [[U.S. Route 2 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 2]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 73]]. It is roughly halfway between Duluth and Grand Rapids along U.S. Highway 2 and roughly halfway between Hibbing and [[Moose Lake, Minnesota|Moose Lake]] along State Highway 73. Also nearby is the city of Cloquet.

Floodwood is {{convert|46|mi|km}} northwest of [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]] and {{convert|37|mi|km}} southeast of [[Grand Rapids, Minnesota|Grand Rapids]]. It is {{convert|33|mi|km}} northwest of [[Cloquet, Minnesota|Cloquet]] and {{convert|40|mi|km}} south of [[Hibbing, Minnesota|Hibbing]].

The city sits at the junctions of the [[Floodwood River (Minnesota)|Floodwood River]] and the [[East Savanna River]] with the [[Saint Louis River (Lake Superior tributary)|Saint Louis River]]. The area surrounding the city largely comprises forests, wetlands and, where conditions permit, dairy farms. Nearby peat bogs employ many people from Floodwood, [[Meadowlands, Minnesota|Meadowlands]] and other communities in southwest [[St. Louis County, Minnesota|Saint Louis County]]. Protected areas near Floodwood include [[Savanna Portage State Park]], the [[Savanna State Forest]], and the Floodwood Game Reserve. The Savanna Portage, together with the three rivers that meet in the city, contributes much to local culture.
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