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==Geography== The Heron Lake Outflow flows east through the lower part of Cottonwood County. The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, devoted to agriculture.<ref name=CCM>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cottonwood+County,+MN/@44.0216144,-95.3010018,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x878b47630f8f0173:0x3d05855e7acb7743!8m2!3d44.0488692!4d-95.3102505 ''Cottonwood County MN'' Google Maps (accessed March 7, 2019)]</ref> The terrain generally slopes to the east, with the northern portion also sloping north and the lower portion sloping south. The highest point is on the midpoint of the west border, at {{convert|1,535|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude/Cottonwood County MN" Google Maps (accessed March 7, 2019) |access-date=March 7, 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 an area of {{convert|649|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|639|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|10|sqmi}} (1.5%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 6, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|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}}</ref> ===Watersheds=== The northeastern part of the county drains north to the [[Minnesota River]] through numerous small creeks, the [[Cottonwood River (Minnesota)|Cottonwood River]] and [[Watonwan River]]. The southwestern part drains south through the [[Des Moines River]]. These two [[drainage basin|watershed]]s come together at the [[Mississippi River]] near [[Keokuk, Iowa]]. Most [[wetland]]s in the county have been drained for agricultural use. ===Lakes=== Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Metadata: DNR Hydrography - All Water Features |url=https://resources.gisdata.mn.gov/pub/gdrs/data/pub/us_mn_state_dnr/water_dnr_hydrography/metadata/dnr_hydrography_all_water_features.html |access-date=June 20, 2023 |website=resources.gisdata.mn.gov}}</ref> {| ! Des Moines River Watershed || Minnesota River Watershed |- valign=top | *Clear Lake: in [[Lakeside Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Lakeside Township]] *Clear Lake South and North: North is drained and South is mostly in [[Southbrook Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Southbrook Township]], but the far southern side stretches into [[Jackson County, Minnesota|Jackson County]] *Cottonwood Lake: eastern two thirds in [[Lakeside Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Lakeside Township]]; western third in [[Great Bend Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Great Bend Township]] *Harder Lake: in [[Dale Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Dale Township]] *Lenhart Lake (Drained): Dale Township *Talcot Lake: mostly in [[Southbrook Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Southbrook Township]], but the far western side stretches into [[Murray County, Minnesota|Murray County]] *Oaks Lake: mostly in [[Southbrook Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Southbrook Township]], but the northern quarter is in [[Rose Hill Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Rose Hill Township]] *String Lakes: mostly in [[Great Bend Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Great Bend Township]], but the southern tip is in [[Jackson County, Minnesota|Jackson County]] *Warren Lake: in [[Great Bend Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Great Bend Township]] *Wilson Lake (Drained): Dale Township *Wolf Lake: in [[Lakeside Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Lakeside Township]] | *Arnolds Lake: in [[Dale Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Dale Township]] *Augusta Lake: in [[Amo Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Amo Township]] *Bartsh Lake: in [[Carson Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Carson Township]] *Bat Lake (see Rat Lake) *Bean Lake: in [[Westbrook Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Westbrook Township]] *Bennett Slough: Lakeside Township *Berry Lake (Drained): Rose Hill Township *Bingham Lake: in [[Lakeside Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Lakeside Township]] *Bolstad Slough: Lakeside Township *Carey Lake: in [[Rose Hill Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Rose Hill Township]] *Clear Lake: there is a third Clear Lake in [[Westbrook Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Westbrook Township]] *Double Lake: in [[Westbrook Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Westbrook Township]] *Eagle Lake: in [[Carson Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Carson Township]] *Fish Lake: northern third in [[Lakeside Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Lakeside Township]]; southern two thirds in [[Jackson County, Minnesota|Jackson County]] *Fowlers Slough (Drained): Rose Hill Township *Hurricane Lake: mostly in [[Highwater Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Highwater Township]] but the far western tip is in [[Westbrook Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Westbrook Township]] and the southern third is in [[Storden Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Storden Township]] *Long Lake: in [[Carson Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Carson Township]] *Long Lake: there is another Long Lake in [[Rose Hill Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Rose Hill Township]] *Maiden Lake: in [[Carson Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Carson Township]] *Mountain Lake: in [[Midway Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Midway Township]] *Mountain Lake (Drained): Mountain Lake Township *Mud Lake (Drained): Rose Hill Township *Parso Lake: in [[Lakeside Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Lakeside Township]] *Rat Lake: in [[Carson Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Carson Township]] *Rat Lake (Drained): Westbrook Township *Regehr Slough: Mountain Lake Township *Unnamed Lake: [[Westbrook Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Westbrook Township]] 13 *Round Lake: Rose Hill Township *Swan Lake: in [[Dale Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Dale Township]] *Zorn Lake (Drained): Rose Hill Township |} ===Major highways=== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * [[Image:US 71.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 71#Minnesota|U.S. Highway 71]] * [[Image:MN-30.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 30]] * [[Image:MN-60.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 60]] * [[Image:MN-62.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 62 (west)|Minnesota State Highway 62]] {{div col end}} ===Adjacent counties=== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * [[Redwood County, Minnesota|Redwood County]] - north * [[Brown County, Minnesota|Brown County]] - northeast * [[Watonwan County, Minnesota|Watonwan County]] - east * [[Jackson County, Minnesota|Jackson County]] - south * [[Nobles County, Minnesota|Nobles County]] - southwest * [[Murray County, Minnesota|Murray County]] -west {{div col end}} ===Protected areas=== Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Recreation Compass |url=https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/compass.html |access-date=June 20, 2023 |website=Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |language=en}}</ref> {{div col}} *Arnolds Lake WMA *Banks WMA *Bennett WMA *Blixseth WPA *Budolfson WMA *Carpenter WMA *Clear Lake WPA *Cottonwood Lake WPA * Delft State Wildlife Management Area *Des Moines River WPA * Dynamite Park *Expandere WMA *Farhagen WMA *Harder Lake WPA *Hurricane Lake WMA * Lady Bird County Park *Lake Augusta WPA * Little Swan Lake State Wildlife Management Area *Long Lake WPA * Mound Creek County Park * Mountain County Park *Mountain Lake WMA *Mountain Lake WPA * Pats Grove County Park *Pats Pasture WMA *Pennington Prairie SNA * Regehr State Wildlife Management Area * Red Rock Falls County Park * Rock Ridge Prairie Scientific and Natural Area *Rock Ridge WMA * South Dutch Charlie County Park<ref>The park is named after the county's first resident of European descent, Charles "Dutch Charlie" Zierke. {{cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mncotton/cchs.htm|title=Cottonwood County Timeline|publisher=Cottonwood County Historical Society|access-date=August 16, 2009}}</ref> *String Lakes WMA *Storden WPA * Talcot County Park *Talcot Lake WMA *Typhoon WMA *Voit WMA *Watonwan WPA *Wolf Lake WPA {{div col end}} <ref name="CCM" />
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