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==Geography== [[File:SF Falls Park 31.jpg|thumb|right|The falls of the [[Big Sioux River]] at [[Falls Park]]]] [[File:Minnehaha County SD Administration Building.jpg|thumb|right|County Administration Building]] Minnehaha County lies on the east side of South Dakota. Its eastern boundary abuts [[Minnesota]] as well as the northern and western boundaries of [[Iowa]]. The [[Big Sioux River]] flows south-southeast through the east central part of the county. Its terrain consists of rolling hills, devoted to agriculture except around built-up areas, and dotted with lakes and ponds in its western portion.<ref name=MCSD>{{cite web|title=Minnehaha County Β· South Dakota |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Minnehaha+County,+SD/@43.693714,-96.9770246,58954m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x878eb498e0bdacd7:0xb31a11e87fee726d!8m2!3d43.6631787!4d-96.8350999}}</ref> Its terrain generally slopes southward, and the east and west edges slope to the river valley through the center of the county. Its highest point is in the northwest corner, at {{convert|1,752|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web|title="Find an Alittude" Google Maps (accessed February 7, 2019) |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |access-date=February 8, 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> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|813.861|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|806.847|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|7.014|sqmi}} (0.9%) 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 22, 2025}}</ref> It is the 13th largest county in South Dakota by total area. ===Major highways=== {{div col}} * {{jct|state=SD|I|29}} * {{jct|state=SD|BL|29|dab1=Sioux Falls}} * {{jct|state=SD|I|90}} * {{jct|state=SD|BS|90|dab1=Sioux Falls}} * {{jct|state=SD|I|229}} * [[File:Downtown Loop 229.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 229 (South Dakota)|Interstate 229 Dwtn.]] * [[File:SD 11.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 11]] * [[File:SD 19.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 19]] * [[File:SD 38.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 38]] * [[File:SD 42.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 42]] * [[File:SD 115.svg|23px]] [[South Dakota Highway 115]] {{div col end}} ===Transit=== * [[Jefferson Lines]] at [[Sioux Falls Bus Station]] * [[Sioux Area Metro]] ===Airports=== * [[Sioux Falls Regional Airport]] (FSD) * Wheelborg Landing Field, a small airport in [[Dell Rapids, South Dakota|Dell Rapids]] ===Adjacent counties=== {{div col}} * [[Moody County, South Dakota|Moody County]] - north * [[Pipestone County, Minnesota]] - northeast * [[Rock County, Minnesota]] - east * [[Lyon County, Iowa]] - southeast * [[Lincoln County, South Dakota|Lincoln County]] - south * [[Turner County, South Dakota|Turner County]] - southwest * [[McCook County, South Dakota|McCook County]] - west * [[Lake County, South Dakota|Lake County]] - northwest {{div col end}} ===Protected areas=== {{div col}} * [[Beaver Creek Nature Area|Beaver Creek State Recreation Area]] * [[Big Sioux Recreation Area|Big Sioux State Recreation Area]] * Diamond Lake State Game Production Area * [[Falls Park]] * Island Lake State Game Production Area (part) * [[Palisades State Park]] * Pederson State Game Production Area * Scott Lake State Game Production Area * Twin Lakes State Game Production Area * Wall Lake State Lakeside Use Area {{div col end}} ===Lakes, rivers and streams=== Source:<ref name=MCSD/> {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * [[Beaver Creek (Split Rock Creek)|Beaver Creek]] * Beaver Lake * [[Big Sioux River]] * Buffalo Lake * Clear Lake * Covell Lake * Diamond Lake * Fenstrman Slough * [[Grass Lake (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)|Grass Lake]] * Island Lake (partial) * Lake Lorane * Loss Lake * [[Lost Lake (South Dakota)|Lost Lake]] * Rehfeldt Slough * [[Scott Lake (South Dakota)|Scott Lake]] * [[Skunk Creek (South Dakota)|Skunk Creek]] * Split Rock Creek * Twin Lake * Wall Lake {{div col end}}
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