Editing Pierce County, North Dakota (section)

==Geography==
The North Fork of the [[Sheyenne River]] flows easterly through central Pierce County. The county terrain consists of rolling hills, mostly devoted to agriculture.<ref name=PCND>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pierce+County,+ND/@48.1196064,-99.9871472,86498m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x52dbf330ee5ed509:0x86655c01712f7941!8m2!3d48.0379438!4d-100.0575335 ''Pierce County ND''  Google Maps (accessed February 26, 2019)]</ref> The terrain generally slopes to the north and east, with its highest point a hill near the SW county corner, at {{convert|1,634|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude/Pierce County ND"  Google Maps (accessed February 26, 2019) |access-date=February 26, 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|1082|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1019|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|64|sqmi}} (5.9%) 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>

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 2.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 2 in North Dakota|U.S. Highway 2]]
* [[Image:US 52.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 52 in North Dakota|U.S. Highway 52]]
* [[Image:ND-3 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 3]]
* [[Image:ND-17 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 17]]
* [[Image:ND-19 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 19]]
* [[Image:ND-60 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 60]]
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===Transit===
*[[Amtrak]] ''[[Empire Builder]]'' (''[[Rugby station (North Dakota)|Rugby station]]'')

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Rolette County, North Dakota|Rolette County]] - north
* [[Towner County, North Dakota|Towner County]] - northeast
* [[Benson County, North Dakota|Benson County]] - east
* [[Wells County, North Dakota|Wells County]] - southeast
* [[Sheridan County, North Dakota|Sheridan County]] - southwest
* [[McHenry County, North Dakota|McHenry County]] - west
* [[Bottineau County, North Dakota|Bottineau County]] - northwest
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===Protected areas===
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* Boyer National Wildlife Refuge
* [[Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (North Dakota)|Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge]]
* Hurricane Lake National Wildlife Refuge
* Meyer Township National Wildlife Refuge
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===Lakes===
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* Antelope Lakes
* Aylmer Lake (part)
* Battema Lake
* Buffalo Lake
* Clear Lake
* Davis Lake
* Girard Lake
* Goose Lake
* Gunderson Lake
* Guss Lake
* Horseshoe Lake
* Kilgore Lake
* Lesmeister Lake
* Long Lake
* Petrified Lake
* Ranch Lake
* Round Lake
* Sand Lake
* Smoky Lake (part)
* Twin Lakes (part)
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