Editing Renville County, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
The [[Minnesota River]] flows southeast along the county's southwestern border. Hawk Creek flows south through the county's western end, discharging into the Minnesota. Beaver Creek drains the central part of the county, flowing southeast before turning southwest to discharge into the Minnesota. The county terrain consists of rolling hills etched by drainages and sprinkled with lakes and ponds. The area is devoted to agriculture.<ref name="RCM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Renville+County,+MN/@44.7426782,-95.5055805,38484m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x87f54bf2f63de95d:0x5e80c252cebffaa7!8m2!3d44.6674445!4d-94.976654 ''Renville County MN''  Google Maps (accessed April 5, 2019)]</ref> The county terrain slopes to the south, with its highest point near the midpoint of the northern border, at {{convert|1,122|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>[https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm "Find an Altitude/Renville County MN"  Google Maps (accessed April 5, 2019)]</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|987|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|983|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|4.2|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 24, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
{{Stack|[[File:Renville Co Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf|thumb|Soils of Renville County<ref>Nelson, Steven (2011). ''Savanna Soils of Minnesota.'' Minnesota: Self. pp. 65-67. {{ISBN|978-0-615-50320-2}}.</ref>]]}}

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 71.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 71#Minnesota|U.S. Highway 71]]
* [[Image:US 212 (MN).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 212 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 212]]
* [[Image:MN-4.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 4]]
* [[Image:MN-19.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 19]]
* [[Image:MN-23.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 23]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Kandiyohi County, Minnesota|Kandiyohi County]] - north
* [[Meeker County, Minnesota|Meeker County]] - northeast
* [[McLeod County, Minnesota|McLeod County]] - east
* [[Sibley County, Minnesota|Sibley County]] - southeast
* [[Nicollet County, Minnesota|Nicollet County]] - southeast
* [[Brown County, Minnesota|Brown County]] - south
* [[Redwood County, Minnesota|Redwood County]] - southwest
* [[Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota|Yellow Medicine County]] - west
* [[Chippewa County, Minnesota|Chippewa County]] - northwest
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Renville, [[Beltrami County, Minnesota|Beltrami]], and [[Stearns County, Minnesota|Stearns]] are Minnesota's only counties that abut nine other counties.

===Lakes<ref name=RCM/>===
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* Beckendorf Lake
* Boon Lake
* Hodgson Lake
* [[Lake Allie]]
* Mud Lake
* Phare Lake
* Preston Lake
* Round Grove Lake (part)
* Round Lake
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===Protected areas<ref name=RCM/>===
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* Beaver Falls County Park
* Camp Town Park
* County Park No. 2
* County Park No. 4
* [[Fort Ridgely State Park]] (part)
* [[Birch Coulee Battlefield]]
* Prieve State Wildlife Management Area (part)
* Skalbekken County Park
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