Editing Stevens County, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
The [[Pomme de Terre River (Minnesota)|Pomme de Terre River]] flows south through central Stevens County, on its way to discharge into the [[Minnesota River]]. The county's terrain consists of rolling hills, with the area mostly devoted to agriculture.<ref name="SCM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Stevens+County,+MN/@45.5774063,-96.0818956,54610m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x52cbad92dfc24f3f:0x90694a715fd515e!8m2!3d45.5215118!4d-95.9522178 ''Stevens County MN''  Google Maps (accessed March 15, 2019)]</ref> The terrain generally slopes to the south, although the northeast and southwest portions rise from the central part of the county. The county's highest point is on the eastern portion of the northern border, at {{convert|1,250|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>[https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm "Find an Altitude/Stevens County MN"  Google Maps (accessed 15 March 2019)]</ref> The county has an area of {{convert|575|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|564|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|12|sqmi}} (2.0%) 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 25, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
{{Stack|[[File:Stevens Co Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Stevens County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 65-67. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]]}}

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 59.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 59#Minnesota|U.S. Highway 59]]
* [[Image:MN-9.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 9]]
* [[Image:MN-28.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 28]]
* [[Image:MN-329.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 329]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Grant County, Minnesota|Grant County]] - north
* [[Douglas County, Minnesota|Douglas County]] - northeast
* [[Pope County, Minnesota|Pope County]] - east
* [[Swift County, Minnesota|Swift County]] - south
* [[Big Stone County, Minnesota|Big Stone County]] - southwest
* [[Traverse County, Minnesota|Traverse County]] - northwest
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===Protected areas<ref name=SCM/>===
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* Alberta Marsh State Wildlife Management Area
* Boekholt Grove State Wildlife Management Area
* Bruillet State Wildlife Management Area
* Cin State Wildlife Management Area
* Dablow State Wildlife Management Area
* Dolven State Wildlife Management Area
* Everglade State Wildlife Management Area
* Klason State Wildlife Management Area
* Kline State Wildlife Management Area
* Mathison State Wildlife Management Area
* Muddy Creek State Wildlife Management Area
* Reimers State Wildlife Management Area
* Robertson State Wildlife Management Area
* Selk State Wildlife Management Area
* Thedin State Wildlife Management Area
* Verlyn Marth Memorial Prairie Scientific and Natural Area
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