Editing Nobles County, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Nobles Co Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Nobles County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 69-70. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]]
[[Image:Nobles county map.jpg|thumb|right|Map of Nobles County from 1882 Geological Report<ref>[http://www.wgtn.net/historical/1882/nobles_map.htm The Geology of Minnesota] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724044059/http://www.wgtn.net/historical/1882/nobles_map.htm|date=July 24, 2011}}</ref>]]
Nobles County is on the southern side of Minnesota. Its southern border abuts the northern border of the state of [[Iowa]].<ref name="NCM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Nobles+County,+MN/@43.6745592,-95.8929966,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x878b7f452cbabe51:0xacfa73e87115524!8m2!3d43.7196932!4d-95.8142885 ''Nobles County MN''  Google Maps (accessed March 17, 2019)]</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|722.551|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|715.117|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|7.434|sqmi}} (1.0%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2024 County Gazetteer Files – Minnesota|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_gaz_counties_27.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 14, 2024}}</ref>

===Transit===
* [[Prairieland Transit System]]

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:I-90.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 90 in Minnesota|Interstate 90]]
* [[Image:US 59.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 59#Minnesota|U.S. Highway 59]]
* [[Image:MN-60.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 60]]
* [[Image:MN-91.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 91]]
* [[Image:MN-264.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 264]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Murray County, Minnesota|Murray County]] - north
* [[Cottonwood County, Minnesota|Cottonwood County]] - northeast
* [[Jackson County, Minnesota|Jackson County]] - east
* [[Osceola County, Iowa]] - southeast
* [[Lyon County, Iowa]] - southwest
* [[Rock County, Minnesota|Rock County]] - west
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===Lakes===
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* [[Graham Lakes (Minnesota)|East Graham Lake]]
* Fulda First Lake
* [[Indian Lake (Nobles County, Minnesota)|Indian Lake]]
* Iowa Lake (part)
* Jack Lake
* Kinbrae Lake
* Lake Bella
* [[Lake Ocheda (Minnesota)|Lake Ocheda]]
* [[Lake Okabena]]
* [[Graham Lakes, Minnesota|West Graham Lake]]
* Willow Lake (part)
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===Protected areas===
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* Adrian Spring County Park
* Aid Pit State Wildlife Management Area
* Bigelow State Wildlife Management Area
* Champepadan State Wildlife Management Area
* Compass Prairie Scientific and Natural Area
* Dewald State Wildlife Management Area
* Eagle Lake State Wildlife Management Area
* Ells Pit State Wildlife Management Area
* Fenmont State Wildlife Management Area
* Fulda State Wildlife Management Area
* Fury State Wildlife Management Area
* Groth State Wildlife Management Area
* Hawkeye County Park
* John Erickson State Wildlife Management Area
* Lake Bella State Wildlife Management Area
* Lake Ocheda Game Refuge
* Lone Tree State Wildlife Management Area
* Maka-Oicu County Park
* Midway County Park
* Peterson State Wildlife Management Area
* Pheasant Run State Wildlife Management Area
* Scheuring State Wildlife Management Area
* Schweigert State Wildlife Management Area
* Sherwood State Wildlife Management Area
* Sportsman County Park
* Swessinger State Wildlife Management Area
* West Graham State Wildlife Management Area
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