Editing Potter County, South Dakota (section)

==Geography==
The [[Missouri River]] flows southward along the west boundary line of Potter County. The county terrain consists of rolling hills, mostly devoted to agriculture.<ref name="PCSD">{{Cite web |title=Potter County · South Dakota |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Potter+County,+SD/@45.045467,-100.1116491,57543m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x52d50027592b51d9:0xc4485e35f395894!8m2!3d45.0875052!4d-99.9904285 |access-date=April 27, 2024 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> The county generally slopes to the south, although the western portion slopes into the river valley.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude"  Google Maps (accessed February 8, 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|899|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|861|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|38|sqmi}} (4.2%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://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>

The eastern portion of South Dakota's counties (48 of 66) observe [[Central Time Zone|Central Time]]; the western counties (18 of 66) observe [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain Time]]. Potter County is the westernmost of the SD counties to observe Central Time.<ref>[http://www.timebie.com/us/south_dakota.php Map of Time Zone Line through South Dakota (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 83.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 83#South Dakota|U.S. Highway 83]]
* [[Image:US 212.svg|23px]] [[U.S. Route 212#South Dakota|U.S. Highway 212]]
* [[Image:SD 20.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 20]]
* [[Image:SD 47.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 47]]
* [[Image:SD 1804.svg|23px]] [[South Dakota Highway 1804]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Walworth County, South Dakota|Walworth County]] - north
* [[Edmunds County, South Dakota|Edmunds County]] - northeast
* [[Faulk County, South Dakota|Faulk County]] - east
* [[Hyde County, South Dakota|Hyde County]] - southeast
* [[Sully County, South Dakota|Sully County]] - south
* [[Dewey County, South Dakota|Dewey County]] - west (observes [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain Time]])
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===Protected areas===
Source:<ref name=PCSD/>
* Dodge Draw State Game Production Area
* Dodge Draw State Lakeside Use Area
* East Whitlock State Lakeside Use Area
* Forest City State Game Production Area
* Green Lake State Game Production Area
* Potts Dam State Game Production Area
* Siebrasse State Game Production Area
* West Whitlock State Recreation Area
* Whitlocks Bay State Game Production Area

===Lakes===
Source:<ref name=PCSD/>
* Green Lake
* Lake Hurley
* [[Lake Oahe]] (part)