Bronson Site", in Norway and Percy Townships; and the Lake Bronson State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources, which include an observation tower and several buildings. Lake Bronson State Park also has interpretive sites for the tower, a pioneer cemetery and the WPA camp. 2 Geography Kittson County is in Minnesota's northwest corner, on the borders of North Dakota and Canada. The Red River flows north along the county's western border. The South Fork of Two Rivers flows east through the central part of the county on its way to discharge into the Red; it meets the Middle Fork at Hallock, and the combined flow meets the North Fork a few miles east of the Red. The Joe River flows northwest out of the county into Canada, to discharge into the Red a few miles past the international border. The county's terrain consists of low rolling hills, devoted to agriculture.[6] The terrain slopes to the north and west, with its highest point near the southeast corner at 1,079' (329m) ASL.[7] The county has a total area of 1,104 square miles (2,860 km2), of which 1,099 square miles (2,850 km2) is land and 4.8 square miles (12 km2) (0.4%) is water.[8] Kittson County was once part of glacial Lake Agassiz. Evidence of this prehistoric lake can still be seen in the county's topography. Remnants of McCauleyville Beach can be found in the eastern part of the county, an area of sandy soil and sand ridges. Other evidence of the glacier and Lake Agassiz is the approximately 140' drop in elevation from the eastern part of the county to the western part, near the Red River Valley, with its proliferation of black rich soil. Lake Bronson is a man-made reservoir, completed in 1937. Soils of Kittson County[9] 2.1 Major highways US 59.svg U.S. Highway 59 US 75.svg U.S. Highway 75 MN-11.svg Minnesota State Highway 11 MN-171.svg Minnesota State Highway 171 MN-175.svg Minnesota State Highway 175 MN-220.svg Minnesota State Highway 220 2.2 Adjacent counties and rural municipalities Town of Emerson, Manitoba (north) Rural Municipality of Franklin, Manitoba (north) Rural Municipality of Stuartburn, Manitoba (north) Roseau County, Minnesota (east) Marshall County, Minnesota (south) Walsh County, North Dakota (southwest) Pembina County, North Dakota (west) 2.3 Protected areas[6] Beaches State Wildlife Management Area Lake Bronson Parklands Scientific and Natural Area Lake Bronson State Park 2.4 Lakes[6] Lake Bronson Lake Stella Twin Lakes 3 Demographics Historical population Census