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==Geography== The northern boundary of Mercer County is delineated by [[Lake Sakakawea]], created in 1956 on the [[Missouri River]]. The county's eastern boundary is delineated by the river as it flows southeastward from [[Garrison Dam|the dam that created the lake]]. The county terrain consists of rolling hills, largely devoted to agriculture.<ref name="MCND">{{Cite web |title=Mercer County Β· North Dakota |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mercer+County,+ND/@47.2778497,-102.0122842,101218m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x532788a7ef8c2b7f:0xd5dceff36be47307!8m2!3d47.385292!4d-101.8628783 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> The terrain slopes to the north and east; its highest point is near the midpoint of its southern boundary, at {{convert|2,451|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude/Mercer 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|1112|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1043|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|70|sqmi}} (6.3%) 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> The southwestern corner counties of North Dakota (Adams, Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, Grant, Hettinger, Slope, Stark) observe [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain Time]]. The counties of McKenzie, Dunn, and Sioux counties are split, with their northern portions observing Central Time and the southern portions observing Mountain Time. Prior to <ref>{{Cite web|title=Mercer County, North Dakota Current Local Time and Time Zone |url=https://www.timetemperature.com/us-county-nd/mercer-county-north-dakota.shtml |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=www.timetemperature.com}}</ref> November 7, 2010, the western portion of Mercer County was in [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain Time]]. But it was all moved into the [[Central Time Zone|Central Time]] on that date. ===Major highways=== {{div col|colwidth=28em}} * [[Image:ND-31 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 31]] * [[Image:ND-48 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 48]] * [[Image:ND-49 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 49]] * [[Image:ND-200 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 200]] * [[Image:ND-200A (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 200 Alternate|North Dakota Highway 200A]] * [[Image:ND-1806 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 1806]] {{div col end}} ===Adjacent counties=== {{div col|colwidth=28em}} * [[McLean County, North Dakota|McLean County]] - north * [[Oliver County, North Dakota|Oliver County]] - east * [[Morton County, North Dakota|Morton County]] - south * [[Stark County, North Dakota|Stark County]] - southwest (observes [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain Time]]) * [[Dunn County, North Dakota|Dunn County]] - west (observes Mountain Time in southern portion) {{div col end}} ===Protected areas=== Source:<ref name=MCND/> {{div col|colwidth=28em}} * Beaver Creek State Game Management Area * Hazen Bay Recreation Area * [[Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site]] * Lake Sakakawea State Park {{div col end}} ===Lake=== * [[Lake Sakakawea]]
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