Deuel County, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Deuel County, South Dakota, shaded from 1,140 ft on the northeast side to 2,040 ft on the west side
Elevation
2,040 ft 620 m1,820 ft 555 m1,700 ft 520 m1,480 ft 450 m1,250 ft 380 m1,140 ft 350 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

Deuel County averages about 1,770 ft (540 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 1,140 ft on the northeast side to 2,040 ft on the west side.

Average elevation
1,770 ft 540 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,040 ft 620 m
on the west side
Lowest
1,140 ft 350 m
on the northeast side

Deuel County spans about 900 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 land1,770 ft540 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the west side
2,040 ft620 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
1,140 ft350 m

Elevation profile, south to north

30 mi south to north through Clear Lake.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Deuel County, South Dakota, shaded from 1,140 ft on the northeast side to 2,040 ft on the west side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in South Dakota, United States
Population
4,335 2024 est.
Land area
622.7 sq mi + 13.9 sq mi water
Density
7.0 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Codington County1,820 ft
  2. Deuel County1,770 ft
  3. Hamlin County1,740 ft
  4. Brookings County1,720 ft
  5. Lincoln County, MN1,700 ft
  6. Grant County1,450 ft
  7. Yellow Medicine County, MN1,120 ft
  8. Lac qui Parle County, MN1,070 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Buffalo Hill2,010 ft
All 23 towns in Deuel County by typical elevation
  1. Toronto1,990 ft
  2. Goodwin1,990 ft
  3. Rome Township, Deuel County1,990 ft
  4. Havana Township1,960 ft
  5. Goodwin Township1,950 ft
  6. Blom Township1,920 ft
  7. Brandt Township1,880 ft
  8. Brandt1,850 ft
  9. Altamont1,840 ft
  10. Scandinavia Township1,840 ft
  11. Clear Lake Township1,830 ft
  12. Astoria1,820 ft
  13. Clear Lake1,820 ft
  14. Hidewood Township1,810 ft
  15. Altamont Township1,760 ft
  16. Norden Township, Deuel County1,760 ft
  17. Grange Township1,760 ft
  18. Portland Township1,710 ft
  19. Herrick Township1,630 ft
  20. Glenwood Township, Deuel County1,570 ft
  21. Gary1,480 ft
  22. Lowe Township1,380 ft
  23. Antelope Valley Township1,200 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.