Editing Red Lake County, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
The [[Red Lake River]] flows southward into the county from [[Pennington County, Minnesota|Pennington County]]. It is joined near [[Red Lake Falls, Minnesota|Red Lake Falls]] by the [[Clearwater River (Red Lake River tributary)|Clearwater River]]; the combined flow (still known as the Red Lake River) flows southwestward to [[Huot, Minnesota|Huot]], where it is augmented by the [[Black River (Red Lake River tributary)|Black River]], which drains the northwestern part of the county. The Red Lake River then flows southwestward into [[Polk County, Minnesota|Polk County]]. The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, etched by drainages and gullies. The area is devoted to agriculture.<ref name="RLCM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Red+Lake+County,+MN/@47.8902475,-96.2136364,58815m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x52c7a735b96c96eb:0x8187ae9d6a176807!8m2!3d47.8770338!4d-96.1345641 ''Red Lake County MN''  Google Maps (accessed April 7, 2019)]</ref> The county terrain slopes to the west, with its highest elevation on its southeastern corner, at {{convert|1,201|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>[https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm "Find an Altitude/Red Lake County MN"  Google Maps (accessed April 7, 2019)]</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|432|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|432|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.09|sqmi}} (0.02%) is 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>

Despite its name, Red Lake County contains only one named lake: Moran Lake, near Huot.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LakeFinder – Lake Search – Minnesota DNR – MN Department of Natural Resources |url=http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/search.html?name=&county=63 |access-date=October 10, 2018 |website=www.dnr.state.mn.us}}</ref>

Red Lake County is the only landlocked county in the United States (excluding those on international borders) to border exactly two other counties.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 15, 2007 |title=Fewest County Borders – Part III: Red Lake Co., MN – Twelve Mile Circle |url=http://www.howderfamily.com/blog/fewest-county-borders-red-lake/ |access-date=October 10, 2018 |website=www.howderfamily.com}}</ref>
{{Stack|[[File:Red Lake Co Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Red Lake 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 2.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 2 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 2]]
* [[Image:US 59.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 59#Minnesota|U.S. Highway 59]]
* [[Image:MN-32.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 32]]
* [[Image:MN-92.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 92]]
* [[Image:MN-222.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 222]]
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===Adjacent counties===
* [[Pennington County, Minnesota|Pennington County]] – north
* [[Polk County, Minnesota|Polk County]] – south

===Protected areas<ref name=RLCM/>===
* Moran State Wildlife Management Area
* Old Crossing & Treaty County Wayside Park