Editing Sargent County, North Dakota (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Sargent Co ND Pie Chart No Text 3-7-17 Version.pdf|thumb|left|Soils of Sargent County]]
Sargent County lies near the southeastern corner of North Dakota, abutting the state's southern border with [[South Dakota]]. The county is almost exactly rectangular in shape (consisting of 24 [[Section (United States land surveying)|sections]] of land), with a small protrusion in the county's southeastern corner for alignment with the boundaries of the [[Lake Traverse Indian Reservation]]. The county has a total area of {{convert|867|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|859|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|8.4|sqmi}} (1.0%) 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>

Other than small portions of the western and northern sides of the county that lie in the [[James River (Dakotas)|James River]] and [[Sheyenne River]] watersheds, respectively, the vast majority of the county lies within the watershed of the [[Wild Rice River (North Dakota)|Wild Rice River]], whose source is the termination of a drainage ditch about two miles northeast of Brampton in southwestern Sargent County. It flows generally easterly through the southern part of the county, passing through Silver Lake and Lake Tewaukon before flowing further east into [[Richland County, North Dakota|Richland County]] about five miles southeast of [[De Lamere, North Dakota|De Lamere]].

The county's topography is varied, with the southern and western portions of the county being dominated by glacial hills, including the northern tip of the [[Coteau des Prairies]] standing prominently along the county's southern border, gradually transitioning into the much flatter landscape of the [[Red River Valley]] in the eastern portion of the county. The flatter areas of the county are largely devoted to the production of corn, soybean, and wheat, with much of the more hilly terrain being used as pastures for grazing livestock.<ref name="SCND">{{Cite web |title=Sargent County · North Dakota |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sargent+County,+ND/@46.0812025,-97.8006345,10.75z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x52ce65f7446c4b71:0x3cdaf9987aad03f6!8m2!3d46.1089195!4d-97.6152418 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> The terrain generally slopes to the south and east, with its highest point on its western boundary line at {{convert|1,365|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL, although a northwest–southeast rise on the eastern portion of its south boundary line rises to {{convert|1,729|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude/Sargent County ND"  Google Maps (accessed February 24, 2019) |access-date=February 24, 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>

Sargent County is located within the [[Prairie Pothole Region]] of the northern [[Great Plains]], and as such has a landscape that is covered in numerous wetlands. The majority of these wetlands are shallow sloughs that vary in size in wetter and drier years, but there are also a number of larger and deeper lakes. Lake Tewaukon, located within [[Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge]] in the southeastern portion of the county, is one of the county's largest lakes. Meanwhile, the western end of the county contains a chain of lakes, the largest of which is Kraft Lake. Many of the county's lakes are populated with fish such as [[yellow perch]] and [[walleye]], making [[fishing]] (including [[ice fishing]] in the winter months) a popular recreation for both locals and visitors to the county. 
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[[File:Map of Sargent County, N.D., 1909.jpg|thumb|Outline map of Sargent County, North Dakota, 1909]]

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Ransom County, North Dakota|Ransom County]] to the north
* [[Richland County, North Dakota|Richland County]] to the east
* [[Roberts County, South Dakota]] to the southeast
* [[Marshall County, South Dakota]] to the south
* [[Brown County, South Dakota]] to the southwest
* [[Dickey County, North Dakota|Dickey County]] to the west
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===National protected areas===
* [[Storm Lake National Wildlife Refuge]]
* [[Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge]]
* [[Wild Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge]]

===Lakes<ref name=SCND/>===
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* Alkali Lake
* Borg Lake
* Buffalo Lake
* Clouds Lake
* Golden Hill Lake
* Kraft Lake
* Lake Dell
* Lake Fedge
* Lake Tewaukon
* Pickell Lake
* Silver Lake
* Sprague Lake
* Storm Lake
* White Lake
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