Des Moines River Township, MN Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Des Moines River Township, Minnesota, shaded from 1,420 ft on the southeast side to 1,560 ft on the north side
Elevation
1,560 ft 475 m1,520 ft 465 m1,510 ft 460 m1,470 ft 450 m1,430 ft 435 m1,420 ft 430 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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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.
Township area
Fades everything outside the official township boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Des Moines River Township sits at about 1,490 ft (455 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,490 ft 455 m
most residents: 1,430–1,520 ft
Lowest
1,420 ft 430 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,560 ft 475 m
on the north side
Average
1,480 ft 450 m
all land inside township boundaries

Des Moines River Township spans about 140 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
1,490 ft455 m
Highest point
Inside township boundaries, on the north side
1,560 ft475 m
Lowest point
Inside township boundaries, on the southeast side
1,420 ft430 m
Average of all land1,480 ft450 m

Elevation profile, south to north

6.0 mi south to north through the middle of Des Moines River Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Des Moines River Township, Minnesota, shaded from 1,420 ft on the southeast side to 1,560 ft on the north side
Township boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Township in Murray County, Minnesota, United States
Population
122 2024 est.
Land area
35.6 sq mi + 0.4 sq mi water
Density
3.4 per sq mi
Coordinates
43.9851° N, 95.5321° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Des Moines River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 3
56114 56131 56183
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Lime Lake Township1,540 ft
  2. Bondin Township1,540 ft
  3. Avoca1,530 ft
  4. Murray Township1,520 ft
  5. Dovray1,520 ft
  6. Belfast Township1,490 ft
  7. Des Moines River Township1,490 ft
  8. Dovray Township1,460 ft
  9. Rose Hill Township1,440 ft
  10. Westbrook1,430 ft
  11. Westbrook Township1,420 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Poverty Hill1,730 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the township boundaries, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census township boundaries (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) 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).
  • 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 (FAA airport elevation, 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 (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones. All public domain.