Ottawa County, MI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Ottawa County, Michigan, shaded from 580 ft on the northeast side to 950 ft on the east side
Elevation
950 ft 290 m860 ft 260 m810 ft 245 m720 ft 220 m620 ft 190 m580 ft 175 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Ottawa County averages about 660 ft (200 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 580 ft on the northeast side to 950 ft on the east side.

Average elevation
660 ft 200 m
all land inside the county
Highest
950 ft 290 m
on the east side
Lowest
580 ft 175 m
on the northeast side

Ottawa County spans about 370 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land660 ft200 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the east side
950 ft290 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
580 ft175 m

Elevation profile, south to north

30 mi south to north through Georgetown Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Ottawa County, Michigan, shaded from 580 ft on the northeast side to 950 ft on the east side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
County in Michigan, United States
Population
306,235 2024 est.
Land area
563.5 sq mi + 1,067.9 sq mi water
Density
543 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Central Lowland 99%
Drains to
Great Lakes
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Kent County790 ft
  2. Racine County, WI760 ft
  3. Allegan County710 ft
  4. Milwaukee County, WI710 ft
  5. Muskegon County670 ft
  6. Ottawa County660 ft

Rankings by average elevation

All 29 towns in Ottawa County by typical elevation
  1. Chester Township730 ft
  2. Jamestown Township730 ft
  3. Wright Township710 ft
  4. Tallmadge Township690 ft
  5. Allendale660 ft
  6. Allendale Township660 ft
  7. Blendon Township660 ft
  8. Zeeland Township650 ft
  9. Jenison650 ft
  10. Georgetown Township650 ft
  11. Hudsonville650 ft
  12. Coopersville650 ft
  13. Polkton Township650 ft
  14. Zeeland640 ft
  15. Holland630 ft
  16. Nunica630 ft
  17. Crockery Township630 ft
  18. Olive Township630 ft
  19. Lamont630 ft
  20. Port Sheldon Township630 ft
  21. Holland Township620 ft
  22. Robinson Township610 ft
  23. Park Township610 ft
  24. Beechwood610 ft
  25. Grand Haven Township610 ft
  26. Grand Haven600 ft
  27. Spring Lake Township600 ft
  28. Spring Lake600 ft
  29. Ferrysburg590 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell. Lowest: the lowest land cell; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.