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==Geography== Brown County lies on the north side of South Dakota. Its north boundary line abuts the south boundary line of the state of [[North Dakota]]. The [[James River (Dakotas)|James River]] flows south-southwest through the county; its entry point into neighboring Spink County marks Brown County's lowest elevation: {{convert|1,266|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web|title="Find an Altitude" Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019) |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=January 31, 2019}}</ref> The terrain of Brown County consists of rolling terrain, sloping to the south and east, largely devoted to agriculture.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Brown+County,+SD/@45.4873478,-98.3201614,29055m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x52d25bd54d4fbac3:0x236e8d1eea56404e!8m2!3d45.7581522!4d-98.2542652 ''Brown County SD'' Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1730.951|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1713.030|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|17.921|sqmi}} (1.0%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2024 County Gazetteer Files β South Dakota|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_gaz_counties_46.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 15, 2025}}</ref> It is the 13th largest county in South Dakota by total area. ===Major highways=== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * [[Image:US 12.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 12]] * [[Image:US 281.svg|23px]] [[U.S. Highway 281]] * [[Image:SD 10.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 10]] * [[Image:SD 37.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 37]] {{div col end}} ===Adjacent counties=== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * [[Dickey County, North Dakota]] - north * [[Sargent County, North Dakota]] - northeast * [[Marshall County, South Dakota|Marshall County]] - east * [[Day County, South Dakota|Day County]] - southeast * [[Spink County, South Dakota|Spink County]] - south * [[Faulk County, South Dakota|Faulk County]] - southwest * [[Edmunds County, South Dakota|Edmunds County]] - southwest * [[McPherson County, South Dakota|McPherson County]] - northwest {{div col end}} ===Protected areas=== * Bodi State Game Production Area (part) * Casanova State Game Production Area * Columbia State Game Production Area * Cutler State Game Production Area * Diagonal Trees State Game Production Area * Elm Creek State Game Production Area (part) * Erickson State Game Production Area * Hansen Preserve State Game Production Area * Hart Quarter State Game Production Area * Hecla State Game Production Area * Jilek-Dahme State Game Production Area * Pigors Lake State Game Production Area * Putney Slough State Game Production Area * Putney State Game Production Area * Renziehausen Slough State Game Bird Refuge * Renziehausen State Game Production Area (part) * Richmond Dam State Game Production Area * Richmond Lake State Recreation Area * Richmond State Lakeside Use Area * [[Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge]] * Zabrasha State Game Production Area
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