Editing Beadle County, South Dakota (section)

==Geography==
The [[James River (Dakotas)|James River]] flows south-southeastward through the eastern central part of Beadle County.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Beadle+County,+SD/@44.3581108,-98.3078859,20250m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x87879f529b9a08c7:0xaa23df0c57b73fe!8m2!3d44.4797351!4d-98.2212979 ''Beadle County SD''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref> The terrain of Beadle County consists of low rolling hills, sloping toward the river valley. The county's highest point is its SW corner, at {{convert|1,841|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL. Its lowest point is on the south boundary line, where James River flows into adjacent Sanborn County, at {{convert|1,230|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|1265|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1259|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|6.1|sqmi}} (0.5%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{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===
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* [[Image:US 14.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 14 in South Dakota|U.S. Highway 14]]
* [[Image:US 281.svg|23px]] [[U.S. Route 281 in South Dakota|U.S. Highway 281]]
* [[Image:SD 28.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 28]]
* [[Image:SD 37.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 37]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Spink County, South Dakota|Spink County]] - north
* [[Clark County, South Dakota|Clark County]] - northeast
* [[Kingsbury County, South Dakota|Kingsbury County]] - east
* [[Sanborn County, South Dakota|Sanborn County]] - southeast
* [[Jerauld County, South Dakota|Jerauld County]] - southwest
* [[Hand County, South Dakota|Hand County]] - west
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===Protected areas===
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* Bob Roe Memorial State Game Production Area
* Brecken Slough State Game Production Area
* Cavour Lake State Game Production Area
* James River School State game Production Area
* Lake Byron Hogsback State Game Production Area
* Mallard Slough State Game Production Area
* Mud Lake State Game Production Area
* North Byron State Game Production Area
* Norwegian/Borden State Game Production Area
* Pheasant Country State Game Production Area
* Sand Creek State Game Production Area
* South Byron State Game Production Area
* South James River State Game Production Area
* Staum Dam State Game Production Area
* Third Street Dam State Game Production Area
* Upper Cain Creek State Game Production Area
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