Editing Whiteside County, Illinois (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|697|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|684|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|12|sqmi}} (1.8%) is water.<ref name="census-density"/>

===Climate and weather===
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|[[Morrison, Illinois]]
|10|29|1.52
|15|34|1.51
|27|47|2.79
|37|60|3.72
|48|72|4.41
|58|82|4.58
|62|85|3.70
|59|83|4.69
|51|76|2.87
|39|64|2.82
|28|47|2.90
|16|34|2.14
|float=right
|units=imperial
|clear=both
|source=The Weather Channel<ref name="weather">{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIL0799|title=Monthly Averages for Morrison, Illinois|access-date=January 27, 2011|publisher=The Weather Channel}}</ref>}}
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Morrison have ranged from a low of {{convert|10|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|85|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-30|°F}} was recorded in February 1905 and a record high of {{convert|112|°F}} was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|1.51|in}} in February to {{convert|4.69|in}} in August.<ref name="weather"/>

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:I-88.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 88 (Illinois)|Interstate 88]]
* [[Image:US 30.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 30]]
* [[Image:Illinois 2.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 2]]
* [[Image:Illinois 40.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 40]]
* [[Image:Illinois 78.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 78]]
* [[Image:Illinois 84.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 84]]
* [[Image:Illinois 110.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 110]]
* [[Image:Illinois 136.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 136]]
* [[Image:Illinois 172.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 172]]
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===Adjacent counties===
* [[Carroll County, Illinois|Carroll County]] (north)
* [[Ogle County, Illinois|Ogle County]] (northeast)
* [[Lee County, Illinois|Lee County]] (east)
* [[Bureau County, Illinois|Bureau County]] (southeast)
* [[Henry County, Illinois|Henry County]] (south)
* [[Rock Island County, Illinois|Rock Island County]] (southwest)
* [[Clinton County, Iowa|Clinton County]], [[Iowa]] (west)

===National protected area===
* [[Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge]] (part)