Editing Ward County, North Dakota (section)

==Geography==
The [[Des Lacs River]] flows southeasterly through the northeast part of the county before doubling to the northeast on its journey to [[Lake Winnipeg]]. The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, dotted with ponds and lakes in its southern part, and carved by drainage gullies. The area is largely devoted to agriculture.<ref name="WCND">{{Cite web |title=Ward County · North Dakota |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ward+County,+ND/@48.3269306,-102.162703,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x52ded9e48f8a9a85:0x9403d2a27f38e63!8m2!3d48.2147451!4d-101.5805256 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> The terrain slopes to the east and north, with its highest point near the southwest corner, at {{convert|2,175|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude/Ward County ND"  Google Maps (accessed February 22, 2019) |access-date=February 23, 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> The county has a total area of {{convert|2056|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|2013|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|43|sqmi}} (2.1%) 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> It is the fifth-largest county in North Dakota by land area.

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 2.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 2 in North Dakota|U.S. Highway 2]]
* [[Image:US 52.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 52 in North Dakota|U.S. Highway 52]]
* [[Image:US 83.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 83 in North Dakota|U.S. Highway 83]]
* [[Image:ND-5 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 5]]
* [[Image:ND-23 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 23]]
* [[Image:ND-28 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 28]]
* [[Image:ND-50 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 50]]
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===Transit===
*[[Amtrak]] ''[[Empire Builder]]'' (''[[Minot station]]'')
*[[Minot City Transit]]

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Renville County, North Dakota|Renville County]] – north
* [[McHenry County, North Dakota|McHenry County]] – east
* [[McLean County, North Dakota|McLean County]] – south
* [[Mountrail County, North Dakota|Mountrail County]] – west
* [[Burke County, North Dakota|Burke County]] – northwest
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===Protected areas===
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* [[Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
* [[Hiddenwood National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
* National Wildfowl Production Areas<ref name=WCND/>
* [[Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
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===Lakes<ref name=WCND/>===
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* Carpenter Lake
* Douglas Lake (part)
* Hiddenwood Lake (part)
* Makoti Lake
* Rice Lake
* Rush Lake
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