Editing Aurora County, South Dakota (section)

==Geography==
The terrain of Aurora County consists of low rolling hills, partially devoted to agriculture. It is dotted with small lakes and ponds.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Aurora+County,+SD/@43.7394167,-98.769575,68913m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x87868bfb656b6f6d:0x5b27c079359cd7b7!8m2!3d43.6983477!4d-98.5721016 ''Aurora County SD''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref> The highest point is the upper west boundary line, and the terrain slopes east-northeastward; the lowest point is the county's northeast corner at {{convert|1,325|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Find an Altitude" Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019) |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref>

The county has a total area of {{convert|713|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|708|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|4.3|sqmi}} (0.6%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_46.txt |access-date=March 22, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

===Major highways===
* [[Image:I-90.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 90 in South Dakota|Interstate 90]]
* [[Image:US 281.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 281 in South Dakota|U.S. Highway 281]]
* [[Image:SD 42.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 42]]

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Jerauld County, South Dakota|Jerauld County]] - north
* [[Sanborn County, South Dakota|Sanborn County]] - northeast
* [[Davison County, South Dakota|Davison County]] - east
* [[Douglas County, South Dakota|Douglas County]] - south
* [[Charles Mix County, South Dakota|Charles Mix County]] - southwest
* [[Brule County, South Dakota|Brule County]] - west
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===Protected areas===
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* Crystal Lake Public Shooting Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Crystal+Lake+State+Public+Shooting+Area,+Stickney,+SD+57375/@43.6973884,-98.6501815,12z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87868bfb656b6f6d:0x5b27c079359cd7b7!2sAurora+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d43.6983477!4d-98.5721016!3m4!1s0x878688c9c8bb84eb:0xd3507dd04bddb650!8m2!3d43.6437774!4d-98.5693359 ''Crystal Lake Public Shooting Area, Stickney SD''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
* Hanson Lake State Public Shooting Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hanson+Lake+State+Public+Shooting+Area,+Corsica,+SD+57328/@43.5021355,-98.5861381,14z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87868bfb656b6f6d:0x5b27c079359cd7b7!2sAurora+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d43.6983477!4d-98.5721016!3m4!1s0x87868178f41daf81:0x9107b19d477a579b!8m2!3d43.5099816!4d-98.5645455 ''Hanson Lake State Public Shooting Area''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
* Kimball State Public Shooting Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kimball+State+Public+Shooting+Area,+Kimball,+SD+57355/@43.7410729,-98.9461862,14z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87868bfb656b6f6d:0x5b27c079359cd7b7!2sAurora+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d43.6983477!4d-98.5721016!3m4!1s0x8786b8ab9edb4685:0xee5acd401a01f2bc!8m2!3d43.7410729!4d-98.9286768 ''Kimball State Public Shooting Area''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
* Koch Waterfowl Production Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Koch+Waterfowl+Production+Area,+Co+Rd+40,+White+Lake,+SD+57383/@43.6869312,-98.6462135,14.25z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87868bfb656b6f6d:0x5b27c079359cd7b7!2sAurora+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d43.6983477!4d-98.5721016!3m4!1s0x87868e655a57df09:0xaad7d55b2b1c176a!8m2!3d43.6835928!4d-98.6256891 ''Koch Waterfowl Production Area''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
* Kramer Slaugh Public Shooting Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kramer+Slaugh+State+Public+Shooting+Area,+White+Lake,+SD+57383/@43.6869312,-98.6462135,14.25z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87868bfb656b6f6d:0x5b27c079359cd7b7!2sAurora+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d43.6983477!4d-98.5721016!3m4!1s0x878691e66948c701:0xaf3d66a057d33c97!8m2!3d43.6754883!4d-98.6696827 ''Kramer Slaugh Public Shooting Area, White Lake SD''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
* Krell Waterfowl Production Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Krell+Waterfowl+Production+Area,+257th+St,+White+Lake,+SD+57383/@43.6753689,-98.6463414,14z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87868bfb656b6f6d:0x5b27c079359cd7b7!2sAurora+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d43.6983477!4d-98.5721016!3m4!1s0x87868e2e2d6cf4a3:0x7860eaf9ec9c0769!8m2!3d43.6613755!4d-98.6518085 ''Krell Waterfowl Production Area''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
* Lutz Waterfowl Production Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lutz+Waterfowl+Production+Area/@43.7240992,-98.6468914,13.5z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87868bfb656b6f6d:0x5b27c079359cd7b7!2sAurora+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d43.6983477!4d-98.5721016!3m4!1s0x87868d09ae971833:0x8705510b5e6bcf1d!8m2!3d43.7344219!4d-98.6298037 ''Lutz Waterfowl Production Area''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
* Maine Waterfowl Production Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Maine+Waterfowl+Production+Area,+Co+Rd+23,+Plankinton,+SD+57368/@43.6973884,-98.6501815,12z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87868bfb656b6f6d:0x5b27c079359cd7b7!2sAurora+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d43.6983477!4d-98.5721016!3m4!1s0x87868eb08a15c7e1:0x66d99cd150f513a!8m2!3d43.6854394!4d-98.5858154 ''Maine Waterfowl Production Area'' Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
* National Waterfowl Production Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/National+Waterfowl+Production+Area,+White+Lake,+SD+57383/@43.7839267,-98.7427517,12.75z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87868bfb656b6f6d:0x5b27c079359cd7b7!2sAurora+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d43.6983477!4d-98.5721016!3m4!1s0x8786ec9414f892e7:0x7912d8bf64dcded5!8m2!3d43.7839221!4d-98.7288094 ''National Waterfowl Production Area, White Lake, SD''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
* Pleasant Lake State Public Shooting Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pleasant+Lake+State+Public+Shooting+Area,+Plankinton,+SD+57368/@43.6005064,-98.5675012,13.25z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87868bfb656b6f6d:0x5b27c079359cd7b7!2sAurora+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d43.6983477!4d-98.5721016!3m4!1s0x8786864ec9510ee5:0x803d3438ed44e9ed!8m2!3d43.6011853!4d-98.5336733 ''Pleasant Lake State Public Shooting Area''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
* Schute Waterfowl Production Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Schute+Waterfowl+Production+Area,+377th+Ave,+White+Lake,+SD+57383/@43.6869312,-98.6462135,14.25z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87868bfb656b6f6d:0x5b27c079359cd7b7!2sAurora+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d43.6983477!4d-98.5721016!3m4!1s0x87868df61fa1dd99:0xb2e61fb18bce34f6!8m2!3d43.704879!4d-98.6586857 ''Schulte Waterfowl Production Area''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
* Sorenson Waterfowl Production Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sorenson+Waterfowl+Production+Area,+257th+St,+Plankinton,+SD+57368/@43.6539793,-98.563425,13.25z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87868bfb656b6f6d:0x5b27c079359cd7b7!2sAurora+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d43.6983477!4d-98.5721016!3m4!1s0x878688e92823886d:0xcbfb423dde4ef9f2!8m2!3d43.6502055!4d-98.5473633 ''Sorenson Waterfowl Production Area''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
* Wilmarth Lake Game Production Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wilmarth+Lake+Game+Production+Area,+Wessington+Springs,+SD+57382/@43.8364964,-98.6145281,13z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87868bfb656b6f6d:0x5b27c079359cd7b7!2sAurora+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d43.6983477!4d-98.5721016!3m4!1s0x8786f152001d7337:0x39873743744e6992!8m2!3d43.8583896!4d-98.5762024 ''Wilmarth Lake Game Production Area, Wessington Springs, SD''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
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