Editing Kandiyohi County, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
The terrain of Kandiyohi County consists of rolling hills, partly wooded, mostly devoted to agriculture.<ref name="KCM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kandiyohi+County,+MN/@45.1522877,-95.286224,90137m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x52b5658ad618ca07:0x1fc014f30c5faf63!8m2!3d45.1144552!4d-95.0155836 ''Kandiyohi County MN''  Google Maps (accessed March 14, 2019)]</ref> The territory slopes to the south and west, with the highest point near its northeastern corner, at {{convert|1,306|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Find an Altitude/Kandiyohi County MN" Google Maps (accessed March 14, 2019) |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=March 14, 2019}}</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|862|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|797|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|66|sqmi}} (7.6%) are covered by water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060200/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |access-date=October 18, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Kandiyohi County is one of seven southern Minnesota counties that have no forest soils; only prairie ecosystems of savannas and prairies exist.
[[File:Kandiyohi Co Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Kandiyohi County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota:Self. pp. 49-52. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]]
[[File:Sibley State Park New Wiki Version.JPG|thumb|Soils of Sibley State Park]]

===Lakes===
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There are nearly 70 named lakes in the county.
Among these include:
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* Big Kandiyohi Lake
* [[Green Lake (Minnesota)|Green Lake]]
* Little Kandiyohi Lake
* Long Lake (Dovre Township)
* Long Lake: (Irving and Roseville townships)
* [[Nest Lake]]
* Swan Lake (Colfax and Lake Andrew townships)
* Swan Lake: (Dovre and Willmar townships)
* Swan Lake: (Kandiyohi Township)
* Swan Lake: (Mamre Township)
* Woodcock Lake (Green Lake Township)
* Woodcock Lake: (New London and Green Lake townships)
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===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 12.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 12 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 12]]
* [[Image:US 71.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 71#Minnesota|U.S. Highway 71]]
*{{jct|US-Bus|71|dab1=Willmar|state=MN}}
* [[Image:MN-4.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 4]]
* [[Image:MN-7.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 7]]
* [[Image:MN-9.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 9]]
* [[Image:MN-23.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 23]]
*{{jct|MN-Bus|23|dab1=Willmar|state=MN}}
* [[Image:MN-40.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 40]]
* [[Image:MN-55.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 55]]
* [[Image:MN-104.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 104]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Stearns County, Minnesota|Stearns County]] (north)
* [[Meeker County, Minnesota|Meeker County]] (east)
* [[Renville County, Minnesota|Renville County]] (south)
* [[Chippewa County, Minnesota|Chippewa County]] (southwest)
* [[Swift County, Minnesota|Swift County]] (west)
* [[Pope County, Minnesota|Pope County]] (northwest)
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===Protected areas===
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* Burbank State Wildlife Management Area
* Dietrich Lange State Wildlife Management Area
* Oleander State Wildlife Management Area
* Ringo-Nest State Wildlife Management Area
* Roseville State Wildlife Management Area
* Sibley State Park
* Sunburg State Wildlife Management Area
* Yohi State Wildlife Management Area
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