Editing Harrison County, West Virginia (section)

==Geography==
The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, is largely wooded, and etched by drainages and creeks.<ref name=HCWV>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Harrison+County,+WV/@39.2450194,-80.3890599,34280m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x884a3f69dee11a43:0xf439d43b3e20e8f4!8m2!3d39.3348126!4d-80.365865 ''Harrison County WV''  Google Maps (accessed April 15, 2019)]</ref> The terrain slopes to the [[West Fork River]] valley from both the east and west borders, and also generally slopes to the north. Its highest point is on the south corner at {{convert|1,736|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude/Harrison County WV" Google Maps (accessed April 15, 2019) |access-date=April 16, 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 a total area of {{convert|417|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|416|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.5|sqmi}} (0.1%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_54.txt|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 24, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> The county is drained by the north-flowing [[West Fork River]] and its [[Tributary|tributaries]], including [[Tenmile Creek (West Fork River)|Tenmile Creek]], [[Simpson Creek (West Virginia)|Simpson Creek]], and [[Elk Creek (West Virginia)|Elk Creek]].<ref>[[DeLorme]] (1997).  ''West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. pp. 24-25, 35-36.  {{ISBN|0-89933-246-3}}.</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:I-79 (WV).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 79#West Virginia|Interstate 79]]
* [[Image:US 19.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 19#West Virginia|U.S. Route 19]]
* [[Image:US 50.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 50 in West Virginia|U.S. Route 50]]
* [[Image:WV-20.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 20]]
* [[Image:WV-23.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 23]]
* [[Image:WV-57.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 57]]
* [[Image:WV-58.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 58]]
* [[Image:WV-76.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 76]]
* [[Image:WV-98.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 98]]
* [[Image:WV-131.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 131]]
* [[Image:WV-270.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 270]]
* [[Image:WV-279.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 279]]
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===Airports===
[[Image:HarrisonCountyFestivals.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Left, the West Virginia Black Heritage Festival in [[Clarksburg, West Virginia|Clarksburg, WV]]. Center, the Scottish Festival & Celtic Gathering in Bridgeport, WV. Right, the [[West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival]] in Clarksburg.]]
* [[North Central West Virginia Airport]] - northeast of [[Bridgeport, West Virginia|Bridgeport]]
* [[List of airports in West Virginia|Wade F. Maley Field]] - northeast of [[Shinnston, West Virginia|Shinnston]]<ref name=HCWV/>

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Marion County, West Virginia|Marion County]] - north
* [[Taylor County, West Virginia|Taylor County]] - east
* [[Barbour County, West Virginia|Barbour County]] - southeast
* [[Upshur County, West Virginia|Upshur County]] - south
* [[Lewis County, West Virginia|Lewis County]] - southwest
* [[Doddridge County, West Virginia|Doddridge County]] - west
* [[Wetzel County, West Virginia|Wetzel County]] - northwest
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===Protected areas===
* [[Watters Smith Memorial State Park|Watters Smith State Park]]
* [[Center Branch Wildlife Management Area]]
* [[North Bend Rail Trail]]

===Lakes===

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* Deegan Lake
* Lake Floyd
* Maple Lake
* Mine 95 Water Supply Reservoir
* Oral Lake
* Salem Auxiliary Lake
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