Editing Cabarrus County, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
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According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|363.93|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|361.23|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.70|sqmi}} (0.74%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2022 |title=2020 County Gazetteer Files - North Carolina |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_37.txt |access-date=September 9, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

Cabarrus County is situated in the gently rolling countryside of the [[Carolina Piedmont]] There are no significantly high peaks or points, although the eastern half of the county contains the westernmost foothills of the [[Uwharrie Mountains]]. Altitude ranges from approximately 500–800 feet above sea level. No large or navigable rivers flow through the county; the nearest navigable waterway is the [[Yadkin River]] in nearby [[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowan County]]. Land slope is generally toward the southeast. The longest waterway within the county is [[Rocky River (North Carolina)|Rocky River]], which rises in [[Iredell County]] and empties into the Pee Dee below Norwood in [[Stanly County]]. Weather is temperate with hot summers and mild to chilly winters. Severe weather occurs occasionally, with thunderstorms in the warmer months of the year and ice storms and snowfalls occurring on occasion in winter. From zero to three accumulating snowfalls may be expected in an average winter. Snow generally melts between accumulating snowfalls, and there is no consistent snowpack. An average of {{convert|4|in|mm|spell=in}} of snow and {{convert|46|in|mm}} of rain falls each year. At summer solstice, the length of day is approximately 14 hours and 33 minutes, with visible light lasting 15 hours and 32 minutes.

===State and local protected areas/sites===
* Buffalo Creek Preserve<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buffalo Creek Preserve Trail |url=https://www.carolinathreadtrailmap.org/trails/trail/buffalo-creek-preserve-trail |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=Carolina Thread Trail Map |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Reed Gold Mine]]
* Pharr Family Preserve Trail<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pharr Family Preserve Trail |url=https://www.carolinathreadtrailmap.org/trails/trail/pharr-family-trail |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=Carolina Thread Trail Map |language=en}}</ref>

===Major water bodies===
{{See also|Category:Rivers of Cabarrus County, North Carolina}}
* [[Adams Creek (Dutch Buffalo Creek tributary)|Adams Creek]]
* [[Back Creek (Rocky River tributary)|Back Creek]]
* [[Black Run Creek]]
* Black Run Reservoir
* [[Coddle Creek]]
* Don T. Howell Reservoir<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Lake Enforcement |url=https://www.cabarruscounty.us/Government/Departments/Sheriffs-Office/Patrol/Lake-Enforcement |access-date=May 29, 2023 |website=www.cabarruscounty.us |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Dutch Buffalo Creek]]
* [[Jennie Wolf Creek]]
* Keasler Lake<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Keasler Lake in Cabarrus County NC |url=https://northcarolina.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,998866,n,keasler%20lake.cfm |access-date=May 29, 2023 |website=northcarolina.hometownlocator.com}}</ref>
* Lake Concord<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lake Concord Fishing near Kannapolis, North Carolina {{!}} HookandBullet.com |url=https://www.hookandbullet.com/fishing-lake-concord-kannapolis-nc/ |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=www.hookandbullet.com}}</ref>
* Lake Fisher<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lake Fisher |url=https://concordnc.gov/Departments/Parks-Recreation/Lake-Fisher |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=concordnc.gov}}</ref>
* [[Little Buffalo Creek (Dutch Buffalo Creek tributary)|Little Buffalo Creek]]
* [[Rocky River (North Carolina)|Rocky River]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowan County]] – north
* [[Stanly County, North Carolina|Stanly County]] – east
* [[Union County, North Carolina|Union County]] – south
* [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]] – west-southwest
* [[Iredell County, North Carolina|Iredell County]] – north