Editing Lincoln County, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
Lincoln County lies on Minnesota's border with [[South Dakota]]. The [[Lac qui Parle River]] flows northeast through the upper eastern part of the county on its way to discharge into the [[Minnesota River]]. The county's terrain consists of rolling hills and is mostly devoted to agriculture.<ref name="LCM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lincoln+County,+MN/@44.4141491,-96.5458375,91297m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x878a3279de7acb43:0x76800ab8f6af2608!8m2!3d44.4507066!4d-96.3226072 ''Lincoln County MN''  Google Maps (accessed March 15, 2019)]</ref> The terrain slopes to the north and east, with its highest point on its lower west border, at {{convert|1,991|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref name="LCM2">{{Cite web |title="Find an Altitude/Lincoln County MN"  Google Maps (accessed March 15, 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 15, 2019}}</ref> The county has an area of {{convert|548|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|537|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|12|sqmi}} (2.1%) is 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 21, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
[[File:Lincoln Co Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Lincoln County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 69 - 70. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]]

===Lakes===
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* Ash Lake
* Curtis Lake
* Dead Coon Lake
* Drietz Lake
* Gislason Lake
* Hawks Nest Lake
* Lake Benton
* Lake Hendricks (part)
* Lake Shaokatan
* Lake Stay
* Oak Lake
* Perch Lake
* Steep Bank Lake
* Twin Lakes
* West Lake Stay
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===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 14.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 14 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 14]]
* [[Image:US 75.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 75#Minnesota|U.S. Highway 75]]
* [[Image:MN-19.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 19]]
* [[Image:MN-23.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 23]]
* [[Image:MN-68.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 68]]
* [[Image:MN-271.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 271]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Deuel County, South Dakota]] - northwest
* [[Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota|Yellow Medicine County]] - north
* [[Lyon County, Minnesota|Lyon County]] - east
* [[Pipestone County, Minnesota|Pipestone County]] - south
* [[Moody County, South Dakota]] - southwest
* [[Brookings County, South Dakota]] - west
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===Protected areas===
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* Altona State Wildlife Management Area (part)
* Ash Lake State Wildlife Management Area
* Blue Wing State Wildlife Management Area
* Bohemian State Wildlife Management Area (part)
* Chen-Bay State Wildlife Management Area
* Christine State Wildlife Management Area
* Collinson State Wildlife Management Area
* Dorer State Wildlife Management Area
* Emerald State Wildlife Management Area
* Expectation State Wildlife Management Area
* Hendricks State Wildlife Management Area
* Hole in the Mountain County Park
* Hope State Wildlife Management Area (part)
* Iron Horse State Wildlife Management Area
* Ivanhoe State Wildlife Management Area
* Johnson State Wildlife Management Area
* Kvermo State Wildlife Management Area
* Minn-Kota State Wildlife Management Area
* Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge
* Platyrhynchos State Wildlife Management Area
* Poposki State Wildlife Management Area
* Prairie Dell State Wildlife Management Area
* Shaokatan State Wildlife Management Area
* Sioux Lookout State Wildlife Management Area
* Sokota State Wildlife Management Area (part)
* Suhr State Wildlife Management Area
* Two Sloughs State Wildlife Management Area
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