Tuscola County, MI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Tuscola County, Michigan, shaded from 580 ft on the northwest side to 980 ft on the south side
Elevation
980 ft 300 m880 ft 270 m830 ft 255 m730 ft 220 m630 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
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County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Tuscola County averages about 710 ft (215 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 580 ft on the northwest side to 980 ft on the south side.

Average elevation
710 ft 215 m
all land inside the county
Highest
980 ft 300 m
on the south side
Lowest
580 ft 175 m
on the northwest side

Tuscola County spans about 400 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 land710 ft215 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the south side
980 ft300 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northwest side
580 ft175 m

Elevation profile, south to north

30 mi south to north through Caro.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Tuscola County, Michigan, shaded from 580 ft on the northwest side to 980 ft on the south side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
County in Michigan, United States
Population
52,757 2024 est.
Land area
804.9 sq mi + 109.0 sq mi water
Density
66 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Great Lakes
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Lapeer County870 ft
  2. Genesee County790 ft
  3. Sanilac County770 ft
  4. Tuscola County710 ft
  5. Huron County690 ft
  6. Saginaw County630 ft
  7. Bay County620 ft

Rankings by average elevation

All 35 towns in Tuscola County by typical elevation
  1. Mayville910 ft
  2. Watertown Township, Tuscola County850 ft
  3. Fostoria840 ft
  4. Koylton Township840 ft
  5. Dayton Township, Tuscola County830 ft
  6. Kingston800 ft
  7. Fremont Township800 ft
  8. Kingston Township780 ft
  9. Millington Township750 ft
  10. Gagetown750 ft
  11. Millington750 ft
  12. Wells Township, Tuscola County750 ft
  13. Cass City750 ft
  14. Elkland Township750 ft
  15. Elmwood Township, Tuscola County740 ft
  16. Novesta Township730 ft
  17. Caro730 ft
  18. Ellington Township710 ft
  19. Arbela Township710 ft
  20. Almer Township700 ft
  21. Indianfields Township690 ft
  22. Vassar Township680 ft
  23. Juniata Township680 ft
  24. Tuscola Township660 ft
  25. Fairgrove650 ft
  26. Fairgrove Township650 ft
  27. Vassar640 ft
  28. Akron640 ft
  29. Denmark Township630 ft
  30. Reese630 ft
  31. Columbia Township, Tuscola County630 ft
  32. Unionville620 ft
  33. Gilford Township610 ft
  34. Akron Township600 ft
  35. Wisner Township590 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.