Editing Haakon County, South Dakota (section)

==Geography==
The terrain of Haakon County consists of semi-arid rolling hills, carved with gullies and drainages, partially devoted to agriculture. The [[Cheyenne River]], a tributary of the [[Missouri River]], flows northeastward along the county's north boundary line, and the [[Bad River (South Dakota)|Bad River]] flows east-northeastward through the lower part of the county, both heading for their discharge points into the Missouri.<ref name="HCSD">{{Cite web |title=Haakon County · South Dakota |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Haakon+County,+SD/@44.6780602,-101.1905134,11z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x877e317a39dec283:0x956e19e082cc9c7e!8m2!3d44.2671365!4d-101.5248055 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> The terrain slopes to the northeast, and its highest point is near the midpoint of its western boundary line, at {{convert|2,802|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude"  Google Maps (accessed February 3, 2019) |access-date=February 3, 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>

Haakon County has a total area of {{convert|1827|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1811|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|16|sqmi}} (0.9%) 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 26, 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]]. Haakon County is the easternmost of the SD counties to observe Mountain 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 14.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 14 in South Dakota|U.S. Highway 14]]
* [[Image:SD 34.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 34]]
* [[Image:SD 63.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 63]]
* [[Image:SD 73.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 73]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Ziebach County, South Dakota|Ziebach County]] - north
* [[Stanley County, South Dakota|Stanley County]] - east
* [[Jones County, South Dakota|Jones County]] - southeast (observes [[Central Time Zone|Central Time]])
* [[Jackson County, South Dakota|Jackson County]] - south
* [[Pennington County, South Dakota|Pennington County]] - west
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===Protected areas===
* Billsburg State Game Production Area
* Cheyenne State Game Production Area (part)

===Lakes===
Source:<ref name=HCSD/>

* Waggoner Lake