Brule County, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Brule County, South Dakota, shaded from 1,350 ft on the southwest side to 2,110 ft on the south side
Elevation
2,110 ft 645 m1,920 ft 585 m1,830 ft 555 m1,640 ft 500 m1,450 ft 440 m1,350 ft 415 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

Brule County averages about 1,670 ft (510 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 1,350 ft on the southwest side to 2,110 ft on the south side.

Average elevation
1,670 ft 510 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,110 ft 645 m
on the south side
Lowest
1,350 ft 415 m
on the southwest side

Brule County spans about 760 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 land1,670 ft510 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the south side
2,110 ft645 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the southwest side
1,350 ft415 m

Elevation profile, west to east

28 mi west to east through Chamberlain.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Brule County, South Dakota, shaded from 1,350 ft on the southwest side to 2,110 ft on the south side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in South Dakota, United States
Population
5,261 2024 est.
Land area
817.2 sq mi + 29.3 sq mi water
Density
6.4 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Gulf of America 96%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Lyman County1,780 ft
  2. Brule County1,670 ft
  3. Buffalo County1,670 ft
  4. Jerauld County1,640 ft
  5. Aurora County1,570 ft
  6. Charles Mix County1,560 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Twin Butte, Brule County2,040 ft
All 29 towns in Brule County by typical elevation
  1. Bijou Hills1,820 ft
  2. Kimball1,780 ft
  3. America Township1,770 ft
  4. Willow Lake Township1,770 ft
  5. Eagle Township1,760 ft
  6. Ola1,750 ft
  7. Ola Township1,730 ft
  8. Richland Township, Brule County1,710 ft
  9. Waldro Township1,700 ft
  10. Plummer Township1,700 ft
  11. Kimball Township1,700 ft
  12. Chamberlain Township1,680 ft
  13. Smith Township1,680 ft
  14. Highland Township, Brule County1,670 ft
  15. Brule Township, Brule County1,670 ft
  16. Pleasant Grove Township1,660 ft
  17. Plainfield Township1,650 ft
  18. Pukwana Township1,640 ft
  19. Grass Ranch Colony1,640 ft
  20. Cleveland Township, Brule County1,630 ft
  21. Lyon Township1,630 ft
  22. Wilbur Township1,620 ft
  23. Union Township, Brule County1,620 ft
  24. Cedar Grove Colony1,610 ft
  25. Red Lake Township1,600 ft
  26. Torrey Lake Township1,590 ft
  27. Pukwana1,560 ft
  28. West Point Township1,530 ft
  29. Chamberlain1,440 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.