Editing Kiowa County, Colorado (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1786|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1768|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|18|sqmi}} (1.0%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

Significant drainage basins in the county are [[Adobe Creek (Arkansas River tributary)|Adobe Creek]] and Mustang Creek which drain the county's
western part, [[Rush Creek (Colorado)|Rush Creek]] and [[Big Sandy Creek (Colorado)|Big Sandy Creek]] in the central part and Wildhorse, 
Buffalo, and White Woman creeks in the eastern part. The draws tend to be 
intermittent, however Adobe, Rush and Big Sandy creeks have small continuous flows during 
wetter years. Each of these creeks ultimately drains to the [[Arkansas River]].<ref>Kiowa County Fact Book. http://www.kcedfonline.org/KCEDFKiowaCntyFactBook.pdf</ref>

The [[Great Plains Reservoirs]] south of Eads and along both sides [[U.S. Route 287 in Colorado|U.S. Highway 287]] are a group of four larger reservoirs and several smaller ones that supply irrigation water to local farms and offer hunting, fishing and wildlife viewing in the Queens State Wildlife Area.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://cpw.state.co.us/learn/Maps/QueensSWA_geo.pdf |title=Queens State Wildlife Area |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=August 28, 2023 |website= |publisher=Colorado Parks and Wildlife |access-date=March 17, 2024 |quote=}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Cheyenne County, Colorado|Cheyenne County]] - north
* [[Greeley County, Kansas|Greeley County]], [[Kansas]] - east
* [[Bent County, Colorado|Bent County]] - south
* [[Prowers County, Colorado|Prowers County]] - south
* [[Otero County, Colorado|Otero County]] - southwest
* [[Crowley County, Colorado|Crowley County]] - west
* [[Lincoln County, Colorado|Lincoln County]] - northwest

===Major highways===
* [[File:US 287.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 287 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 287]]
* [[File:US 385.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 385 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 385]]
* [[File:Colorado 96.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 96|State Highway 96]]

===National protected area===
* [[Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site]]

===Bicycle route===
* [[TransAmerica Trail Bicycle Route]]