Editing Brookings County, South Dakota (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Brookings Co SD Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf|thumb|right|Soils of Brookings County]]
Brookings County is 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 south-southeastward through the east central part of the county; its point of entry into Moody County marks Brookings County's lowest elevation: {{convert|1,568|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Find an Elevation" 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 31, 2019}}</ref>

The county terrain consists of sloped flatlands, marked by numerous lakes and ponds especially in the western part. The area is largely devoted to agricultural use.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Brookings+County,+SD/@44.3574736,-96.9648228,49988m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x8789026d85349203:0xf7f6dbc860f39ae0!8m2!3d44.4211592!4d-96.8350999 ''Brookings County SD''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|805|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|782|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|13|sqmi}} (1.6%) 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=US Census Bureau}}</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:I-29.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 29 in South Dakota|Interstate 29]]
* [[Image:US 14.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 14 in South Dakota|U.S. Highway 14]]
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* [[Image:US 14.svg|20px]] [[Special routes of U.S. Route 14|U.S. Highway 14 Bypass]]
* [[Image:US 81.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 81 in South Dakota|U.S. Highway 81]]
* [[Image:SD 13.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 13]]
* [[Image:SD 30.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 30]]
* [[Image:SD 324.svg|25px]] [[South Dakota Highway 324]]
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===Airports===
* [[Brookings Regional Airport]]
* [[Arlington Municipal Airport (South Dakota)|Arlington Municipal Airport]]

===Transit===
*[[Jefferson Lines]]

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Deuel County, South Dakota|Deuel County]] – north
* [[Lincoln County, Minnesota]] – east
* [[Pipestone County, Minnesota]] – southeast
* [[Moody County, South Dakota|Moody County]] – south
* [[Lake County, South Dakota|Lake County]] – southwest
* [[Kingsbury County, South Dakota|Kingsbury County]] – west
* [[Hamlin County, South Dakota|Hamlin County]] – northwest
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===Lakes===
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* [[Brush Lake, South Dakota|Brush Lake]]
* [[Johnson Lake, South Dakota|Johnson Lake]]
* [[Lake Campbell, South Dakota|Lake Campbell]]
* [[Lake Goldsmith, South Dakota|Lake Goldsmith]]
* Lake Hendricks (partial)
* [[Lake Poinsett (South Dakota)|Lake Poinsett]]
* [[Lake Sinai, South Dakota|Lake Sinai]]
* [[Lake Tetonkaha, South Dakota|Lake Tetonkaha]]
* Oak Lake<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Brookings+County,+SD/@44.4733698,-96.7315189,11.5z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x8789026d85349203:0xf7f6dbc860f39ae0!8m2!3d44.4211592!4d-96.8350999 ''Oak Lake, Brookings County, SD''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
* [[Oakwood Lake, South Dakota|Oakwood Lake]]
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===Protected areas===
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* Aurora Prairie Nature Preserve<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Aurora+Prairie/@44.2597019,-96.695483,14.25z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8789026d85349203:0xf7f6dbc860f39ae0!2sBrookings+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d44.4211592!4d-96.8350999!3m4!1s0x87899edf0e6391bf:0x26d5061fe3a1935d!8m2!3d44.2623472!4d-96.7045838 ''Aurora Prairie''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
* Black Slough State Game Production Area
* Brookings County State Game Production Area
* Brookings Prairie Park<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Brookings+Prairie/@44.2519838,-96.8083165,15z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8789026d85349203:0xf7f6dbc860f39ae0!2sBrookings+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d44.4211592!4d-96.8350999!3m4!1s0x8789a114c33fd139:0x7a27503bbf21ac52!8m2!3d44.2525461!4d-96.8103164 ''Brookings Prairie''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
* Dakota Nature Park<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dakota+Nature+Park/@44.2517793,-96.7846285,14z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8789026d85349203:0xf7f6dbc860f39ae0!2sBrookings+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d44.4211592!4d-96.8350999!3m4!1s0x8789a18afe3ea607:0xd98848eebd39fed9!8m2!3d44.2719085!4d-96.7736292 ''Dakota Nature Park''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
* Deer Creek State Game Production Area
* Kvernmoe Slough State Game Production Area
* Lake Hendricks State Lakeside Use Area
* [[Lake Poinsett Recreation Area|Lake Poinsett State Recreation Area]]
* Mehegan State Game Production Area
* Moe Slough State game Production Area
* Nelson State Game Production Area
* Oak Lake State Game Production Area
* Oakwood Lake State Game Production Area
* [[Oakwood Lakes State Park]]
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