Editing Lincoln County, South Dakota (section)

==Geography==
The [[Big Sioux River]] flows south-southeastward along the east line of Lincoln County. Lincoln County is on the eastern line of South Dakota. Its east boundary line abuts the west boundary line of the state of [[Iowa]] (across the river).

The county terrain consists of low rolling hills. The county area is largely devoted to agriculture.<ref name="LCSD">{{Cite web |title=Lincoln County · South Dakota |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lincoln+County,+SD/@43.4626835,-96.807239,12z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x878ebfa1538d787f:0x66a85514f8c5c721!8m2!3d43.2026862!4d-96.8350999 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> The terrain slopes to the southeast, and drops off to the river valley along its east edge.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude" Google Maps (accessed February 5, 2019) |access-date=February 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|578|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|577|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.5|sqmi}} (0.08%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_46.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 28, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Lakes===
* [[Lake Alvin]]
* Lake Lakota

===Protected areas===
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* Atkins Waterfowl Production Area
* Fish State Game Production Area
* [[Good Earth State Park]]
* Johnson State Game Production Area
* Klondike State Game Production Area
* Lake Alvin State Game Production Area
* [[Lake Alvin Recreation Area|Lake Alvin State Recreation Area]]
* McKee State Game Production Area
* [[Newton Hills State Park]]
* Nine Mile Creek State Game Production Area
* Oak Ridge State Game Production Area
* Pattee Lake State Game Production Area
* Rolling State Game Production Area
* Watershed Lake State Game Production Area
* Worthing State Game Production Area
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===Major highways===
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* [[Image:I-29.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 29 in South Dakota|Interstate 29]]
* [[Image:I-229.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 229 (South Dakota)|Interstate 229]]
* [[Image:US 18.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 18 in South Dakota|U.S. Highway 18]]
* [[Image:SD 11.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 11]]
* [[Image:SD 17.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 17]]
* [[Image:SD 44.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 44]]
* [[Image:SD 46.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 46]]
* [[Image:SD 115.svg|23px]] [[South Dakota Highway 115]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Minnehaha County, South Dakota|Minnehaha County]] – north
* [[Lyon County, Iowa]] – northeast
* [[Sioux County, Iowa]] – southeast
* [[Union County, South Dakota|Union County]] – south
* [[Clay County, South Dakota|Clay County]] – southwest
* [[Turner County, South Dakota|Turner County]] – west
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