Editing Washington County, Nebraska (section)

==Geography==
Washington County lies on the east side of Nebraska. Its east boundary line abuts the west boundary line of the state of [[Iowa]], across the [[Missouri River]]. The [[Elkhorn River]] flows southeastward along the county's southwest border, and a smaller drainage, the Little Papillon River, flows southward through the center part of the county, discharging into [[Glenn Cunningham Reservoir]] south of the county. The county's terrain consists of low rolling hills sloping to the east, with several drainage channels eroded into its eastern portion sloping down to the river. The county's planar areas are largely devoted to agriculture.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Washington+County,+NE/@41.4676187,-96.1062335,15.5z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x8793c4e17e04066d:0x81dbf150563687e4!8m2!3d41.5541889!4d-96.195132|title=Washington County · Nebraska|website=Washington County · Nebraska}}</ref> The county has an area of {{convert|393|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|390|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.2|sqmi}} (0.8%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 12, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024152/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt|archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref> It is Nebraska's fifth-smallest county by area.

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Burt County, Nebraska|Burt County]] - north
* [[Harrison County, Iowa]] - northeast
* [[Pottawattamie County, Iowa]] - southeast
* [[Douglas County, Nebraska|Douglas County]] - south
* [[Dodge County, Nebraska|Dodge County]] - west
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===Protected areas===
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* [[Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge]]
* [[DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
* [[Fort Atkinson (Nebraska)|Fort Atkinson State Historical Park]]
* Neale Woods Nature Center (partial)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Neale+Woods+Nature+Center/@41.41708,-96.0304729,13z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8793c4e17e04066d:0x81dbf150563687e4!2sWashington+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d41.5541889!4d-96.195132!3m4!1s0x879396c27de0a443:0xa822b447adb5eb21!8m2!3d41.3898172!4d-95.9516716|title=Google Maps|website=Google Maps}}</ref>
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