Editing Pierce County, Nebraska (section)

==Geography==
The Pierce County terrain consists of low rolling hills, sloping to the east and southeast.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude"  Google Maps (accessed 26 January 2019) |access-date=January 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 north fork of the Elkhorn River flows southeastward through the central part of the county, while Dry Fork drains the lower western part, then discharges into the north fork of the Elkhorn. Most of the county's area is devoted to agriculture, often under [[central pivot irrigation]].<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pierce+County,+NE/@42.255283,-97.5694622,16z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x87901010ab2d95f3:0x3df227555ecf634b!8m2!3d42.2257474!4d-97.5247243 ''Pierce County NE''  Google Maps (accessed 26 January 2019)]</ref>

The county has a total area of {{convert|575|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|573|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.3|sqmi}} (0.2%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024152/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt|archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref>

===Major highways===
* [[File:US 20.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 20 in Nebraska|U.S. Highway 20]]
* [[File:US 81.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 81 in Nebraska|U.S. Highway 81]]
* [[File:N-13.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 13]]
* [[File:N-98.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 98]]
* [[File:N-121.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 121]]

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Cedar County, Nebraska|Cedar County]] – northeast
* [[Wayne County, Nebraska|Wayne County]] – east
* [[Stanton County, Nebraska|Stanton County]] – southeast
* [[Madison County, Nebraska|Madison County]] – south
* [[Antelope County, Nebraska|Antelope County]] – west
* [[Knox County, Nebraska|Knox County]] – north
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===Protected areas===
* Willow Creek Recreation Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Willow+Creek+Recreation+Area/@42.1755764,-97.7219322,12.25z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87901010ab2d95f3:0x3df227555ecf634b!2sPierce+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d42.2257474!4d-97.5247243!3m4!1s0x879022e89323d53f:0xfaabfd6ae047c8d8!8m2!3d42.1732638!4d-97.5682068 ''Willow Creek Recreation Area''  Google Maps (accessed 26 January 2019)]</ref>