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==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|10491|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|10427|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|64|sqmi}} (0.6%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_56.txt |access-date=August 18, 2015 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> The largest county in Wyoming, Sweetwater County is larger than six states and is the [[List of the largest counties in the United States by area|eighth-largest county in the United States]] (not including [[List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska|boroughs and census areas in Alaska]]). Most of the [[Great Divide Basin]] lies within the county, comprising the county's northeast quadrant. The [[Continental Divide of the Americas|Continental Divide]] runs through the county. ===Adjacent counties=== {{div col|colwidth=33em}} * [[Fremont County, Wyoming|Fremont County]] (north) * [[Carbon County, Wyoming|Carbon County]] (east) * [[Moffat County, Colorado]] (south) * [[Daggett County, Utah]] (southwest) * [[Summit County, Utah]] (west-southwest) * [[Uinta County, Wyoming|Uinta County]] (southwest) * [[Lincoln County, Wyoming|Lincoln County]] (west) * [[Sublette County, Wyoming|Sublette County]] (northwest) {{div col end}} ===Major highways=== * [[File:I-80 (WY).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 80 (Wyoming)|Interstate 80]] *{{jct|state=WY|BL|80|dab1=Green River}} *{{jct|state=WY|BL|80|dab1=Rock Springs}} * [[File:US 30.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 30 (Wyoming)|U.S. Highway 30]] * [[File:US 191.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 191 (Wyoming)|U.S. Highway 191]] * [[Image:WY-28.svg|20px]] [[Wyoming Highway 28]] * [[Image:WY-370.svg|20px]] [[Wyoming Highway 370]] * [[Image:WY-371.svg|20px]] [[Wyoming Highway 371]] * [[Image:WY-372.svg|20px]] [[Wyoming Highway 372]] * [[Image:WY-414.svg|20px]] [[Wyoming Highway 414]] * [[Image:WY-430.svg|20px]] [[Wyoming Highway 430]] * [[Image:WY-530.svg|20px]] [[Wyoming Highway 530]] * [[Image:WY-789.svg|20px]] [[Wyoming Highway 789]] ===National protected areas=== * [[Ashley National Forest]] (part) * [[Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area]] (part) * [[Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge]]
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