Editing Wadena County, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
The [[Crow Wing River]] flows south through the east-central part of the county and forms the lower part of the county's eastern border as it turns to flow southeast. The [[Partridge River (Crow Wing River tributary)|Partridge River]] flows east through the southern part of the county, discharging into the Crow Wing in the county's southeast corner. The [[Leaf River (Minnesota)|Leaf River]] flows east through the central part of the county, discharging into the Crow Wing in the county's eastern portion. The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, carved by drainages, devoted to agriculture wherever possible.<ref name="WCM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wadena+County,+MN/@46.5667329,-95.0538916,30432m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x52b638337b4f3b5f:0xb30eb4c255d1c02!8m2!3d46.6415934!4d-94.936044 Wadena County MN Google Maps (accessed April 21, 2019)]</ref> The terrain slopes to the east and south, with its highest point near its northwest corner, at {{convert|1,460|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>[https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm "Find an Altitude/Wadena County MN"  Google Maps (accessed April 21, 2019)]</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|543|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|536|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|7.0|sqmi}} (1.3%) 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/20141006102023/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 25, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Wadena is one of 17 Minnesota counties with more savanna soils than prairie or forest soils.
[[File:Wadena Co Pie Chart Newest No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Wadena County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 53-56. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]]

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 10.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 10]]
* [[Image:US 71.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 71]]
* [[Image:MN-29.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 29]]
* [[Image:MN-87.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 87]]
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===Airports<ref name=WCM/>===
* [[List of airports in Minnesota|Staples Municipal Airport (SAZ)]] - north of [[Staples, Minnesota|Staples]]

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Hubbard County, Minnesota|Hubbard County]] - north
* [[Cass County, Minnesota|Cass County]] - east
* [[Todd County, Minnesota|Todd County]] - south
* [[Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Otter Tail County]] - southwest
* [[Becker County, Minnesota|Becker County]] - northwest
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===Protected areas<ref name=WCM/>===
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* Burgen Lake Prairie Wildlife Management Area
* Dry Sand State Wildlife Management Area
* [[Huntersville State Forest]]
* [[Lyons State Forest]]
* Old Wadena County Park
** [[Old Wadena Historic District]]
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===Lakes<ref name=WCM/>===
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* Bill Lake
* Blueberry Lake
* Burgen Lake
* Duck Lake (part)
* Finn Lake
* Granning Lake
* Jim Cook Lake
* Lily Lake
* Lovejoy Lake
* Lower Twin Lake
* Mud Lake
* Radabaugh Lake
* Rice Lake
* Round Lake
* Simon Lake
* Spirit Lake
* Stocking Lake
* Strike Lake]
* Thomas Lake
* Upper Twin Lake (part)
* Yaeger Lake
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