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==Geography== According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|683|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|682|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.4|sqmi}} (0.2%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021170230/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt|archive-date=October 21, 2013}}</ref> Wright County lies within the [[Ozarks#Geographic subdivisions|Salem Plateau]] region of the [[Ozarks]]. The bulk of the county is drained by the north flowing [[Gasconade River]] and its tributary streams. The southern edge of the county is drained by the south flowing [[headwaters]] of [[North Fork River (Missouri–Arkansas)|North Fork River]]. The terrain is moderately hilly.<ref>{{Cite AmCyc|wstitle=Wright|display=Wright. III. A S. county of Missouri}}</ref> ===Adjacent counties=== *[[Laclede County, Missouri|Laclede County]] (north) *[[Webster County, Missouri|Webster County]] (west) *[[Douglas County, Missouri|Douglas County]] (south) *[[Texas County, Missouri|Texas County]] (east) ===Major highways=== *[[Image:US 60.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 60 (Missouri)|U.S. Route 60]] *[[Image:MO-5.svg|20px]] [[Missouri Route 5|Route 5]] *[[Image:MO-38.svg|20px]] [[Missouri Route 38|Route 38]] *[[Image:MO-95.svg|20px]] [[Missouri Route 95|Route 95]] ===National protected area=== *[[Mark Twain National Forest]] (part)
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