Editing Hutchinson County, South Dakota (section)

==Geography==
The [[James River (Dakotas)|James River]] flows south-southeasterly through the central part of Hutchinson County. The county's terrain consists of rolling hills, with the area largely devoted to agriculture.<ref name="HCSD">{{Cite web |title=Hutchinson County · South Dakota |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hutchinson+County,+SD/@43.3275866,-97.8080177,11.22z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x878f57eac143e47d:0x2fc64a67e338ac39!8m2!3d43.3017202!4d-97.6982272 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> The terrain slopes to the river valley from both sides, with the county's highest point at its southwest corner: 1,880' (573m) ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude"  Google Maps (accessed February 4, 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>

Hutchinson County has a total area of {{convert|814|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|813|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.5|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 18.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 18 in South Dakota|U.S. Highway 18]]
* [[Image:US 81.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 81 in South Dakota|U.S. Highway 81]]
* [[Image:SD 25.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 25]]
* [[Image:SD 37.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 37]]
* [[Image:SD 44.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 44]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Hanson County, South Dakota|Hanson County]] - north
* [[McCook County, South Dakota|McCook County]] - northeast
* [[Turner County, South Dakota|Turner County]] - east
* [[Yankton County, South Dakota|Yankton County]] - southeast
* [[Bon Homme County, South Dakota|Bon Homme County]] - south
* [[Charles Mix County, South Dakota|Charles Mix County]] - southwest
* [[Douglas County, South Dakota|Douglas County]] - west
* [[Davison County, South Dakota|Davison County]] - northwest
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===Protected areas===
* Mogck Slough State Public Shooting Area<ref name=HCSD/>
* Weigher Slough State Public Shooting Area<ref name=HCSD/>

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

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* Lake Dimock
* Lake Menno
* Silver Lake
* Tripp Lake
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