Clear Lake, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Clear Lake, South Dakota, shaded from 1,770 ft on the east side to 1,880 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
1,880 ft 570 m1,850 ft 565 m1,840 ft 560 m1,810 ft 555 m1,790 ft 545 m1,770 ft 540 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 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
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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Clear Lake sits at about 1,820 ft (555 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,820 ft 555 m
most residents: 1,810–1,840 ft
Lowest
1,770 ft 540 m
on the east side
Highest
1,880 ft 570 m
on the northwest side
Average
1,810 ft 555 m
all land inside city limits

Clear Lake spans about 110 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
1,820 ft555 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
1,880 ft570 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
1,770 ft540 m
Town center
USGS map point for Clear Lake
1,830 ft560 m
Average of all land1,810 ft555 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.2 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Clear Lake, South Dakota, shaded from 1,770 ft on the east side to 1,880 ft on the northwest side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Deuel County, South Dakota, United States
Population
1,201 2024 est.
Land area
3.4 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
349 per sq mi
Coordinates
44.7458° N, 96.6826° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Big Sioux River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
57226
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Havana Township1,960 ft
  2. Goodwin Township1,950 ft
  3. Brandt Township1,880 ft
  4. Brandt1,850 ft
  5. Altamont1,840 ft
  6. Clear Lake Township1,830 ft
  7. Clear Lake1,820 ft
  8. Hidewood Township1,810 ft
  9. Altamont Township1,760 ft
  10. Norden Township, Deuel County1,760 ft
  11. Herrick Township1,630 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Buffalo Hill2,010 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, 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 city limits (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.