Editing Kittson County, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
Kittson County is in Minnesota's northwest corner, on the borders of [[North Dakota]] and [[Canada]]. The [[Red River of the North|Red River]] flows north along the county's western border. The South Fork of Two Rivers flows east through the central part of the county on its way to discharge into the Red; it meets the Middle Fork at Hallock, and the combined flow meets the North Fork a few miles east of the Red. The [[Joe River (Minnesota)|Joe River]] flows northwest out of the county into Canada, to discharge into the Red a few miles past the international border.

The county's terrain consists of low rolling hills, devoted to agriculture.<ref name="KCM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kittson+County,+MN/@48.8079962,-96.919407,43195m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x52c13a5a007e5ab1:0xa9194f798800e19b!8m2!3d48.7563083!4d-96.865445 ''Kittson County MN''  Google Maps (accessed March 16, 2019)]</ref> The terrain slopes to the north and west, with its highest point near the southeast corner at {{convert|1,079|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Find an Altitude/Kittson County MN" Google Maps (accessed March 16, 2019) |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=March 16, 2019}}</ref> The county has an area of {{convert|1104|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1099|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|4.8|sqmi}} (0.4%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060200/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |access-date=October 18, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

Kittson County was once part of glacial [[Lake Agassiz]]. Evidence of this prehistoric lake can still be seen in the county's topography. Remnants of McCauleyville Beach can be found in the eastern part of the county, an area of sandy soil and sand ridges. Other evidence of the glacier and Lake Agassiz is the approximately 140' drop in elevation from the eastern part of the county to the western part, near the Red River Valley, with its proliferation of black rich soil. Lake Bronson is a manmade reservoir, completed in 1937.
[[File:Kittson Co Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Kittson County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 57-60. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]]

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 59.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 59#Minnesota|U.S. Highway 59]]
* [[Image:US 75.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 75#Minnesota|U.S. Highway 75]]
* [[Image:MN-11.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 11]]
* [[Image:MN-171.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 171]]
* [[Image:MN-175.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 175]]
* [[Image:MN-220.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 220]]
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===Adjacent counties and rural municipalities===
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* Town of [[Emerson, Manitoba]]  (north)
* [[Rural Municipality of Franklin|Rural Municipality of Franklin, Manitoba]]  (north)
* [[Rural Municipality of Stuartburn|Rural Municipality of Stuartburn, Manitoba]] (north)
* [[Roseau County, Minnesota]]  (east)
* [[Marshall County, Minnesota]]  (south)
* [[Walsh County, North Dakota]]  (southwest)
* [[Pembina County, North Dakota]]  (west)
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===Protected areas===
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* Beaches State Wildlife Management Area
* Lake Bronson Parklands Scientific and Natural Area
* [[Lake Bronson State Park]]

===Lakes===
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* Lake Bronson
* Lake Stella
* Twin Lakes