Editing Tooele County, Utah (section)

==Geography==
Tooele County lies on the west side of Utah. Its west border abuts the east border of the state of [[Nevada]]. Its northeast border abuts the [[Great Salt Lake]]. Three significant mountain ranges run north–south through the county. Its east boundary line is delineated by the crestline of the [[Oquirrh Mountains]], which separate the Tooele Valley from the Salt Lake Valley. The [[Stansbury Mountains]] parallel the Oquirrhs in the eastern part of the county, and the [[Cedar Mountains (Tooele County, Utah)|Cedar Mountains]] also run parallel to the other two through the east-central part of the county. There are also isolated prominences across the county, especially at its SW corner. The county terrain is largely arid and unused for agriculture unless irrigation water is available.<ref name=TCU>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tooele+County,+UT/@40.636919,-112.8749224,10.75z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x874d64b563d6b493:0xc57ec6e2a9cf16a5!8m2!3d40.507092!4d-113.0011989 ''Tooele County UT''  Google Maps]</ref> The county generally slopes to the north. Its highest elevation is [[Deseret Peak Wilderness|Deseret Peak]] in the Stansburys, at {{convert|11,031|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL. The county has a total area of {{convert|7286|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|6941|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|345|sqmi}} (4.7%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_49.txt|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=June 26, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

Covering vast amounts of the [[Great Salt Lake]] desert west of [[Salt Lake Valley]], Tooele County is the second largest county in [[Utah]] and among the driest. The [[Skull Valley Indian Reservation]] lies in [[Skull Valley (Utah)|Skull Valley]], between the Cedar and Stansbury mountain ranges.

===Major highways===
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* [[Interstate 80 in Utah|Interstate 80]]
* [[Utah State Route 36]]
* [[Utah State Route 73]]
* [[Utah State Route 112]]
* [[Utah State Route 138]]
* [[Utah State Route 179]]
* [[Utah State Route 196]]
* [[Utah State Route 199]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Box Elder County, Utah|Box Elder County]] - north
* [[Weber County, Utah|Weber County]] - northeast (across Great Salt Lake)
* [[Davis County, Utah|Davis County]] - east (across Great Salt Lake)
* [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake County]] - east
* [[Utah County, Utah|Utah County]] - east
* [[Juab County, Utah|Juab County]] - south
* [[White Pine County, Nevada]] -southwest
* [[Elko County, Nevada]] - west
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===Protected areas===
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* Salt Springs Waterfowl Management Area
* Timpie Springs Waterfowl Management Area
* Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest (part)
** [[Wasatch National Forest]] (part)
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* Deseret Peak Wilderness Area

===Lakes===
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* Atherley Reservoir
* Big Spring (near [[Callao, Utah|Callao]])
* Big Spring (Skull Valley)
* Big Spring (near Timpie Springs)
* Black Spring
* Blue Lake (Salt Springs Waterfowl Management Area)
* Blue Lakes (in and near [[Grantsville, Utah|Grantsville]])
* Chadman Spring
* Cold Spring
* Deep Creek Reservoir
* Dry Lake (Dugway Proving Ground)
* Dry Lake (East Tintic Mountains)
* Grantsville Reservoir
* Greasewood Pond
* [[Great Salt Lake]] (partially)
* Horseshoe Springs
* Jacobs Hole
* JB Reservoir
* Jenning Springs
* Kanaka Lake
* Last Chance Lakes
* Mill Pond
* Muskrat Spring
* North Table Mountain Reservoir
* North Willow Lake
* Oswald Reservoir
* Redden Springs
* Rock Bottom Pond
* Rocky Spring
* [[Rush Lake (Tooele County, Utah)|Rush Lake]]
* Salt Springs
* Scribner Spring
* Settlement Canyon Reservoir
* Simpson Springs
* South Willow Lake
* Staley Reservoir
* Stansbury Lake
* SunTen Lake I
* SunTen Lake II
* Swimming Hole
* Timpie Springs
* Valley Reservoir
* Vernon Reservoir
* Warm Spring (near [[Rush Valley, Utah|Rush Valley]])
* Warm Springs (near [[Grantsville, Utah|Grantsville]])
* Willow Patch Springs
* Wilson Health Springs
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