Editing Moody County, South Dakota (section)

==Geography==
Moody County lies on the east side of South Dakota. Its east boundary line abuts the west boundary line of the state of [[Minnesota]]. The [[Big Sioux River]] flows southerly through the center of the county. Its terrain consists of rolling hills, devoted to agriculture, with lakes in the western portion.<ref name="MCSD">{{Cite web |title=Moody County · South Dakota |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Moody+County,+SD/@44.0220469,-96.8110538,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x87897221e329f7c9:0x6daca6ac20279e8a!8m2!3d43.9779303!4d-96.663812 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> The terrain slopes to the south, with its high point near its northeast corner, at {{convert|1,749|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL, although the east and west sides also slope into the river valley through the center of the county.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude"  Google Maps (accessed February 7, 2019) |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> The county has a total area of {{convert|521|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|519|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.4|sqmi}} (0.3%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_46.txt|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=March 28, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Major highways===
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*[[Image:I-29.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 29 in South Dakota|Interstate 29]]
*[[Image:SD 11.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 11]]
*[[Image:SD 13.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 13]]
*[[Image:SD 32.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 32]]
*[[Image:SD 34.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 34]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Brookings County, South Dakota|Brookings County]] - north
* [[Lincoln County, Minnesota]] - northeast
* [[Pipestone County, Minnesota]] - east
* [[Rock County, Minnesota]] - southeast
* [[Minnehaha County, South Dakota|Minnehaha County]] - south
* [[Lake County, South Dakota|Lake County]] - west
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===Lakes===
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* Anderson Slough
* Lake Campbell (part)
* Mud Lake
* Poison Lake
*Bull Slough<ref name=MCSD/>
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===Protected areas===
* Anderson Slough State Game Production Area
* Boles Slough State Game Production Area
* Gideon State Game Production Area
* Hazels Haven State Game Production Area
* Kamp State Game Production Area
* Olson Lake State Game Production Area<ref name=MCSD/>