Editing Lincoln County, Arkansas (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Cane Creek State Park 011.jpg|left|thumb|Forested trail typical of western Lincoln County]]
{{See also|Geography of Arkansas|Arkansas Delta|Arkansas Timberlands}}
Lincoln County's geography is defined by two physiographic regions of Arkansas: the [[Arkansas Timberlands]] and the [[Arkansas Delta]] (in Arkansas, usually referred to as "the Delta"). These two regions are separated by [[Bayou Bartholomew]], the world's longest bayou, which approximately splits the county into eastern and western halves with significant differences in geography.<ref name="lin">{{Cite map |author= ((Transportation Planning and Policy Division)) |publisher= Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title= General Highway Map, Lincoln County, Arkansas |url= http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/LincolnCounty.pdf |location= Little Rock |format= PDF |date= August 28, 2015 |scale= 1:62500 |access-date= August 22, 2017 |archive-date= August 22, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170822175101/http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/LincolnCounty.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref> In the east, the Arkansas Delta is a subregion of the [[Mississippi Alluvial Plain]], which is a flat area consisting of rich, fertile sediment deposits from the [[Mississippi River]] between [[Louisiana]] and [[Illinois]].<ref name="eoc" >{{ Cite encyclopedia |title= Lincoln County |url= http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=784 |encyclopedia= [[Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture]] |publisher= Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the [[Central Arkansas Library System]] |date= June 1, 2016 |first= Guy |last= Lancaster |access-date= December 18, 2016 }}</ref> The western half is part of the Arkansas Timberlands, a portion of the [[Gulf Coastal Plain]] characterized by flat [[pine]] and [[Taxodium|cypress]] forests and [[silviculture]] rather than [[row crop|row agriculture]]. The county is the eighth-smallest in Arkansas, with a total area of {{convert|572.17|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|561.20|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|10.97|sqmi}} (1.9%) is water.<ref name="area" />

The county is located approximately {{convert|68|mi|km}} southeast of [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]], {{convert|170|mi|km}} southwest of [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], [[Tennessee]], and {{convert|200|mi|km}} northwest of [[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]], [[Mississippi]].{{#tag:ref|Mileages from Lincoln County to Little Rock, Memphis, and Jackson are based on highway miles using county seat Star City for Lincoln County.<ref>{{cite web
  |title=Google Maps (Search for Star City, AR)
  |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Star+City,+AR+71667/@33.9426615,-91.878319,13z
  |access-date= August 22, 2017 }}</ref>
|group=Note}} Lincoln County is surrounded by two Delta counties to the east, [[Arkansas County, Arkansas|Arkansas County]] and [[Desha County, Arkansas|Desha County]], and a Timberlands county to the west, [[Cleveland County, Arkansas|Cleveland County]]. [[Jefferson County, Arkansas|Jefferson County]] to the north and [[Drew County, Arkansas|Drew County]] are border counties similar to Lincoln County, with Bayou Bartholomew delineating a similarly split geography.

===Protected areas===
[[File:Cane Creek State Park 015.jpg|thumb|right|Lily pads and a cypress grove on the lake in Cane Creek State Park]]
Lincoln County contains two protected areas. [[Cane Creek State Park]] is a {{convert|2,053|acre|ha|abbr=off|adj=on}} state park located on the border between the West Gulf Coastal Plain and Arkansas Delta, with a {{convert|1,675|acre|ha|abbr=off}} lake at the center. Fishing, canoeing, and kayaking are available on the lake in addition to pavilions, trails, and a visitor center with gift shop on land.<ref>{{harvp|"ADPT"|2017|p= 9, 145}}.</ref> The park offers 29 RV/tent camping sites with water and electric hookups, and is owned and operated by the [[Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism]].<ref>{{harvp|"ADPT"|2017|p= 9}}.</ref>

Huff's Island Public Use Area is located on the Arkansas River in northeastern Lincoln County. Managed by the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]], the park does not have a boat ramp or camping, but offers day use, river bank access from March–September, and four picnic sites.<ref>{{harvp|"ADPT"|2017|p= 29}}.</ref>