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==Geography== According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|398|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|385|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|13|sqmi}} (3.3%) is water.<ref name="census-density"/> The western part of the county on the [[Mississippi River]] is part of the [[American Bottom]] floodplain, while the eastern portion of the county is relatively flat and was originally [[prairie]]. The transition zone between has high [[Cliff|bluffs]] of [[limestone]] and [[Dolomite (rock)|dolomite]] and has distinctive [[Karst]] topography with numerous [[sinkholes]], [[caves]], and [[spring (hydrosphere)|springs]]. Mississippi River bluffs along Monroe County's western border make the county part of the “Illinois Ozarks.” The county's roughly 500 limestone sinkholes, most filled with dense woods, add to Monroe County's unusual visual appeal. ===Climate and weather=== {{climate chart |[[Waterloo, Illinois]] |20|38|2.32 |25|44|2.40 |35|55|3.73 |45|66|4.16 |55|76|4.04 |64|84|4.01 |68|89|4.25 |66|87|3.13 |59|80|3.41 |47|69|3.05 |36|54|4.21 |25|42|3.40 |float=right |units=imperial |clear=both |source=The Weather Channel<ref name="weather">{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIL1232 |title=Monthly Averages for Waterloo, Illinois |access-date=January 27, 2011 |publisher=The Weather Channel }}</ref>}} In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Waterloo have ranged from a low of {{convert|20|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|89|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-18|°F}} was recorded in December 1989 and a record high of {{convert|107|°F}} was recorded in August 1962. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|2.32|in}} in January to {{convert|4.25|in}} in July.<ref name="weather"/> ===Major highways=== * [[Image:I-255.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 255]] * [[Image:US 50.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 50 in Illinois|U.S. Highway 50]] * [[Image:Illinois 3.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 3]] * [[Image:Illinois 156.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 156]] * [[Image:Illinois 158.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 158]] * [[Image:Illinois 159.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 159]] ===Adjacent counties=== * [[St. Clair County, Illinois|St. Clair County]] - northeast * [[Randolph County, Illinois|Randolph County]] - southeast * [[Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri|Ste. Genevieve County]], [[Missouri]] - south * [[Jefferson County, Missouri|Jefferson County]], [[Missouri]] - west * [[St. Louis County, Missouri|St. Louis County]], [[Missouri]] - northwest
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