Editing Stanley County, South Dakota (section)

==Geography==
Stanley County's northwestern boundary is defined by the [[Cheyenne River]] which flows eastward, to discharge into the [[Missouri River]] at the most northerly point of Stanley County. From there, the county's northeast boundary is defined by the southeastward-flowing Missouri. The county terrain consists of semi-arid rolling hills, carved by drainages. The area is partially devoted to agriculture.<ref name="SCSD">{{Cite web |title=Stanley County · South Dakota |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Stanley+County,+SD/@44.3407192,-100.8313303,116341m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x877ff9fcda510043:0x1f13adfd17cb1207!8m2!3d44.3386264!4d-100.8000051 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> The terrain slopes to the east; its highest point is in the SW county corner, at {{convert|2,198|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref name=FAA>{{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 9, 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|1517|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1444|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|73|sqmi}} (4.8%) 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]]. Stanley County is on the western end of counties which observe Central Time, and its residents are split east–west in their time observance.<ref>[http://www.timebie.com/us/south_dakota.php Map of Time Zone Line through South Dakota (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref> Although [[Fort Pierre, South Dakota|Fort Pierre]], the seat of Stanley County, is located in the [[Mountain Time Zone]], most residents of the city use [[Central Time Zone|Central Time]] because of close social and economic ties with [[Pierre, South Dakota|Pierre]], which is located in the Central Time Zone.

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 14.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 14 in South Dakota|U.S. Highway 14]]
* [[Image:US 83.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 83 in South Dakota|U.S. Highway 83]]
* [[Image:SD 34.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 34]]
* [[Image:SD 63.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 63]]
* [[Image:SD 1806.svg|23px]] [[South Dakota Highway 1806]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Dewey County, South Dakota|Dewey County]] - north
* [[Sully County, South Dakota|Sully County]] - northeast
* [[Hughes County, South Dakota|Hughes County]] - east
* [[Lyman County, South Dakota|Lyman County]] - southeast
* [[Jones County, South Dakota|Jones County]] - south
* [[Haakon County, South Dakota|Haakon County]] - west
* [[Ziebach County, South Dakota|Ziebach County]] - northwest<ref name=FAA/>
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===Protected areas<ref name=SCSD/>===
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* Antelope Creek State Game Production Area
* Antelope Creek State Lakeside Use Area
* Brush Creek State Game Production Area
* Chantier Creek State Game Production Area
* Chantier Creek State Lakeside Use Area
* Fort George State Game Production Area
* [[Fort Pierre National Grassland]] (part)
* Foster Bay State Lakeside Use Area
* Frozen Man Creek State Game Production Area
* Hayes Lake State Game Production Area
* Minneconjou State Game Production Area
* Minneconjou State Lakeside Use Area
* [[Oahe Downstream Recreation Area|Oahe Downstream State Recreation Area]]
* Schomer Draw State Game Production Area
* West Shore State Lakeside Use Area
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===Lakes===
* [[Lake Oahe]] (part)
* [[Lake Sharpe]] (part)