Faulk County, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Faulk County, South Dakota, shaded from 1,320 ft on the east side to 2,030 ft on Waters Hill
Elevation
2,030 ft 620 m1,850 ft 565 m1,760 ft 535 m1,580 ft 485 m1,410 ft 430 m1,320 ft 400 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

Faulk County averages about 1,630 ft (495 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 1,320 ft on the east side to 2,030 ft on Waters Hill.

Average elevation
1,630 ft 495 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,030 ft 620 m
on Waters Hill
Lowest
1,320 ft 400 m
on the east side

Faulk County spans about 710 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 land1,630 ft495 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Waters Hill (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
2,030 ft620 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the east side
1,320 ft400 m

Elevation profile, west to east

42 mi west to east through Faulkton.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Faulk County, South Dakota, shaded from 1,320 ft on the east side to 2,030 ft on Waters Hill
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in South Dakota, United States
Population
2,136 2024 est.
Land area
981.7 sq mi + 24.2 sq mi water
Density
2.2 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform regions
Great Plains 61%, Central Lowland 39%
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. Potter County1,950 ft
  2. Hyde County1,860 ft
  3. Edmunds County1,690 ft
  4. Hand County1,660 ft
  5. Faulk County1,630 ft
  6. Brown County1,340 ft
  7. Spink County1,320 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Waters Hill2,030 ft
  • Sugar Loaf Hill1,960 ft
All 34 towns in Faulk County by typical elevation
  1. Ellisville Township1,940 ft
  2. Sherman Township, Faulk County1,910 ft
  3. Seneca1,900 ft
  4. Irving Township1,900 ft
  5. Onaka1,870 ft
  6. O'Neil Township1,810 ft
  7. Clark Township, Faulk County1,780 ft
  8. Orient Township1,760 ft
  9. Bryant Township, Faulk County1,740 ft
  10. Saratoga Township1,720 ft
  11. Brentwood Colony1,720 ft
  12. Thunderbird Colony1,720 ft
  13. Enterprise Township, Faulk County1,710 ft
  14. Blumengard Colony1,610 ft
  15. Orient1,610 ft
  16. Faulkton1,590 ft
  17. Tamworth Township1,580 ft
  18. Freedom Township1,580 ft
  19. Myron Township1,520 ft
  20. Evergreen Colony1,510 ft
  21. Arcade Township1,500 ft
  22. Emerson Township1,490 ft
  23. Lafoon Township1,490 ft
  24. Cresbard1,450 ft
  25. Fairview Township, Faulk County1,420 ft
  26. Devoe Township1,410 ft
  27. Centerville Township, Faulk County1,400 ft
  28. Hillsdale Township1,390 ft
  29. Rockham1,390 ft
  30. Union Township, Faulk County1,380 ft
  31. Wesley Township1,360 ft
  32. Pioneer Township1,360 ft
  33. Zell Township1,360 ft
  34. Chelsea1,340 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; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. 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.