Editing Norman County, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
Norman County lies on Minnesota's western border, abutting [[North Dakota]] across the [[Red River of the North|Red River]], which flows north along (and defines) the county's west line. The [[Wild Rice River (Minnesota)|Wild Rice River]] flows west through the lower part of the county, discharging into the Red slightly north of the county's southwest corner. The [[Marsh River (Minnesota)|Marsh River]] rises in central Norman County and flows northwest into the Red near the county's northwest corner. The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, carved by drainages and lightly dotted with lakes and swampy areas. The terrain is devoted to agriculture.<ref name="NCM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Norman+County,+MN/@47.371925,-96.7426238,3151m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x52c627c5bd49eed3:0x796613d10a7f6a07!8m2!3d47.3416805!4d-96.5313092 Norman County MN Google Maps (accessed April 17, 2019)]</ref> The terrain slopes to the north and west with its highest point near its southeast corner, at {{convert|1,224|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Find an Altitude/Norman County MN"  Google Maps (accessed April 17, 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=April 17, 2019}}</ref> The county has an area of {{convert|877|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|873|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.9|sqmi}} (0.4%) 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 24, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Flom Township contains a prominent, irregular hill of morainic drift known as Frenchman's Bluff. It rises {{convert|150|ft|m|abbr=on}} above the shoreline of the former Lake Agassis, {{convert|3|mi|km|spell=in}} to the northwest.<ref name=UP/>
{{Stack|[[File:Norman Co Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Norman County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 57-60. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]]}}

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 75.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 75#Minnesota|U.S. Highway 75]]
* [[Image:MN-9.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 9]]
* [[Image:MN-32.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 32]]
* [[Image:MN-113.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 113]]
* [[Image:MN-200.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 200]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Polk County, Minnesota|Polk County]] - north
* [[Mahnomen County, Minnesota|Mahnomen County]] - east
* [[Becker County, Minnesota|Becker County]] - southeast
* [[Clay County, Minnesota|Clay County]] - south
* [[Cass County, North Dakota]] - southwest
* [[Traill County, North Dakota]] - west
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===Protected areas===
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* Agassiz Dunes Scientific and Natural Area (part)
* Agassiz No. 1 State Wildlife Management Area
* Agassiz No. 2 State Wildlife Management Area
* Dalby State Wildlife Management Area
* Faith State Wildlife Management Area
* Home Lake State Wildlife Management Area
* Moccasin State Wildlife Management Area
* Neal State Wildlife Management Area
* Prairie Smoke Dunes Scientific and Natural Area
* Sandpiper Scientific and Natural Area
* Santee Prairie Scientific and Natural Area
* Syre State Wildlife Management Area
* Twin Valley Prairie Scientific and Natural Area
* Twin Valley State Wildlife Management Area
* Vangsness State Wildlife Management Area
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===Lakes===
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* Home Lake
* Lockhart Swamp