Editing McLean County, North Dakota (section)

==Geography==
The county's western boundary is delineated by [[Lake Sakakawea]], created in 1956 by construction of [[Garrison Dam]] at the county's southwestern edge. The southwestern boundary of the county is delineated by the [[Missouri River]] as it continues its southeastward flow from the lake. The county terrain consists of rolling hills, dotted with lakes and ponds in its eastern portion. The area is largely devoted to agriculture.<ref name="MCND">{{Cite web |title=McLean County · North Dakota |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/McLean+County,+ND/@47.5434384,-101.5836631,10z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x52d8890747f2173b:0xeddbb5027ecdd82c!8m2!3d47.6185079!4d-101.131122 |access-date=April 27, 2024 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> The terrain slopes to the south and east, with its highest point on the north boundary line near its NW corner, at {{convert|2,201|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude/McLean County ND"  Google Maps (accessed February 26, 2019) |access-date=February 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|2328|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|2111|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|217|sqmi}} (9.3%) is water.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_38.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 1, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129045530/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_38.txt|archive-date=January 29, 2015}}</ref> It is the third-largest county in North Dakota by land area and second-largest by total area.

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 83.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 83 in North Dakota|U.S. Highway 83]]
* [[Image:ND-28 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 28]]
* [[Image:ND-37 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 37]]
* [[Image:ND-41 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 41]]
* [[Image:ND-40 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 48]]
* [[Image:ND-53 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 53]]
* [[Image:ND-200 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 200]]
* [[Image:ND-200A (2015).svg|23px]] [[North Dakota Highway 200 Alternate|North Dakota Highway 200A]]
* [[Image:ND-1804 (2015).svg|23px]] [[North Dakota Highway 1804]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Ward County, North Dakota|Ward County]] - north
* [[McHenry County, North Dakota|McHenry County]] - northeast
* [[Sheridan County, North Dakota|Sheridan County]] - east
* [[Burleigh County, North Dakota|Burleigh County]] - southeast
* [[Oliver County, North Dakota|Oliver County]] - south
* [[Mercer County, North Dakota|Mercer County]] - southwest
* [[Dunn County, North Dakota|Dunn County]] - west
* [[Mountrail County, North Dakota|Mountrail County]] - northwest
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===Protected areas===
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* [[Audubon National Wildlife Refuge]]
* [[Camp Lake National Wildlife Refuge]]
* De Trobriand State Game Management Area
* Douglas Creek Public Use Area
* [[Hiddenwood National Wildlife Refuge]]
* [[Lake Nettie National Wildlife Refuge]]
* [[Lake Otis National Wildlife Refuge]]
* Lake Susie National Wildlife Refuge
* [[Lost Lake National Wildlife Refuge]]
* [[McLean National Wildlife Refuge]]
* Riverdale State Game Management Area
* Totten Trail Park
* Wilton Mine State Game Management Area (part)
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===Lakes===
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* Blackwater Lake
* Blue Lake
* Brumwell Slough
* Camp Lake
* Cherry Lake (part)
* Cottonwood Lake
* Crooked Lake
* Lake Audubon
* Lake Brekken
* Lake Holmes
* Lake Margaret
* Lake Nettie
* Lake Ordway
* Lake Williams
* Lost Lake
* Minehan Slough
* Nelson Lake
* Otis Lake
* Painted Woods Lake
* Pelican Lake
* Peterson Lake
* Postel Lake (part)
* Strawberry Lake
* Turtle Lake
* Wildwood Lake
* Yanktonal Lake
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