Editing Miner County, South Dakota (section)

==Geography==
The terrain of Miner County consists of rolling hills, dotted with lakes and ponds, and generally devoted to agriculture.<ref name=MCSD>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Miner+County,+SD/@44.0159142,-97.7019367,42677m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x87888f9628b23e11:0x2e42cbfa9d7edff!8m2!3d44.0643951!4d-97.6982272 ''Miner County SD''  Google Maps (accessed February 7, 2019)]</ref> The terrain generally slopes to the south and southwest, with its highest point occurring along the north boundary line in the northeast part of the county, at {{convert|1,729|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 7, 2019) |access-date=February 7, 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 has a total area of {{convert|572|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|570|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.6|sqmi}} (0.3%) 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 28, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Major highways===
* [[Image:US 81.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 81 in South Dakota|U.S. Route&nbsp;81]]
* [[Image:SD 25.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 25]]
* [[Image:SD 34.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 34]]

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Kingsbury County, South Dakota|Kingsbury County]] - north
* [[Lake County, South Dakota|Lake County]] - east
* [[McCook County, South Dakota|McCook County]] - southeast
* [[Hanson County, South Dakota|Hanson County]] - southwest
* [[Sanborn County, South Dakota|Sanborn County]] - west
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===Protected areas===
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* Bitter Lake Public Shooting Area
* Burke Slough Public Shooting Area
* Morris Lake Public Shooting Area
* [[Twin Lakes, South Dakota|Twin Lakes]] Public Shooting Area<ref name=MCSD/>
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===Lakes===
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* Bitter Lake
* Glee Lake
* Lake Carthage
* Lake Thompson
* Morris Lake
* Ness Chain Lake
* Stone House Lake
* [[Twin Lakes, South Dakota|Twin Lakes]]<ref name=MCSD/>
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