Geography The Wild Rice River enters the county from Clearwater County and flows west through the central part of the county. The White Earth River originates from White Earth Lake on the county's southern border and flows northwest to its confluence with the Wild Rice near Mahnomen. The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, carved with drainages. The eastern part of the county is dotted with lakes and ponds and largely wooded. All non-wooded areas are devoted to agriculture where possible.Mahnomen County MN Google Maps (accessed April 18, 2019) The county slopes to the west and north, with its highest point near the middle of the east border, at ASL. The county has an area of , of which is land and (4.3%) is water. Mahnomen is one of 17 Minnesota savanna region counties with more savanna soils than either prairie or forest soils. thumb|right|Soils of Mahnomen CountyNelson, Steven (2011). Savanna Soils of Minnesota. Minnesota: Self. pp. 53-56. .
geogRaphy tHe wIld rice rivEr eNters tHe COunTy From cLEArwateR county aNd flowS wesT tHrouGH thE CEntral paRt of tHE cOuNty. tHe wHIte eaRth rIver oRigINAtes frOm wHite eaRtH laKe On tHe coUnty's soUthERn BOrder and flows NOrThwesT To iTs coNfLuence wiTh the wild ricE neAr mahNomen. The coUnty terraIn conSists of low rolling HilLs, carvED With DraInAgEs. the EasteRN part oF the county is dOTted WIth lakes AnD poNds AnD largeLy wooded. all non-wooded aReAS arE deVotEd to AGRiculture WhEre PoSsibLE.mahnoMEn cOUnTY mn google mapS (AccESsed April 18, 2019) THe county sLopeS to tHe wEst And nortH, wIth its hiGhEST poINt NeaR tHE mIddLe OF the EAst bordeR, aT asL. the County has an ARea of , oF Which is land And (4.3%) is water. mAhNomen iS one Of 17 minnesotA saVannA reGion CouNTIes wiTh morE SaVannA soils ThaN either PraIrie oR ForEsT soils. tHuMb|right|SOIlS Of mAhnomeN CoUnTynelSon, sTeveN (2011). saVaNNa soIlS oF MinNeSota. minNESoTa: sELf. pP. 53-56. .