Editing Hand County, South Dakota (section)

==Geography==
The terrain of Hand County consists of rolling hills, dotted with infrequent ponds and small lakes. Most of the area is devoted to agriculture.<ref name=HCSD>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hand+County,+SD/@44.5364176,-99.1814932,74183m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x87875978aa1689e5:0xc75203f0ed958d4!8m2!3d44.494661!4d-99.0128926 ''Hand County SD''  Google Maps (accessed February 3, 2019)]</ref> The terrain slopes to the east and northeast; its highest point is on the lower part of the county's west boundary line, at {{convert|2,080|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 4, 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 contains a total area of {{convert|1440|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1437|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.6|sqmi}} (0.2%) 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>

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 14.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 14 in South Dakota|U.S. Highway 14]]
* [[Image:US 212.svg|23px]] [[U.S. Route 212#South Dakota|U.S. Highway 212]]
* [[Image:SD 26.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 26]]
* [[Image:SD 45.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 45]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Faulk County, South Dakota|Faulk County]] - north
* [[Spink County, South Dakota|Spink County]] - northeast
* [[Beadle County, South Dakota|Beadle County]] - east
* [[Jerauld County, South Dakota|Jerauld County]] - southeast
* [[Buffalo County, South Dakota|Buffalo County]] - southwest
* [[Hyde County, South Dakota|Hyde County]] - west
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===Protected areas===
* Collins State Game Production Area
* Dakota State Game Production Area
* East Pearl State Game Production Area
* Hawkins State Game Production Area
* Lake Jones State Game Production Area
* Lake Louise State Game Production Area
* Lake Louise State Recreation Area
* Lechtenberg State Game Production Area
* Reinhardt State Game Production Area
* Rosehill State Game Production Area
* Spring Lake State Game Production Area
* West Pearl State Game Production Area<ref name=HCSD/>

===Lakes===
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* Costigan Slough Lake
* Jones Lake
* Lake Louise
* Matter Lake
* Spring Lake
* Wall Lake<ref name=HCSD/>
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