Editing Spink County, South Dakota (section)

==Geography==

The terrain of Spink County consists of rolling hills, dedicated to agriculture. The [[James River (Dakotas)|James River]] flows southerly through the central portion of the county.<ref name="SCSD">{{Cite web |title=Spink County · South Dakota |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Spink+County,+SD/@44.9378106,-98.6274837,96961m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x52d2e82aea3b6771:0x4584d3f4161dab96!8m2!3d44.844023!4d-98.3516918 |access-date=April 27, 2024 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> The terrain slopes to the south; its highest point is in its northeast corner, at {{convert|1,424|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 8, 2019) |access-date=February 8, 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|1510|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1504|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|5.8|sqmi}} (0.4%) 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===
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* [[Image:US 212.svg|23px]] [[U.S. Route 212#South Dakota|U.S. Highway 212]]
* [[Image:US 281.svg|23px]] [[U.S. Route 281#South Dakota|U.S. Highway 281]]
* [[Image:SD 20.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 20]]
* [[Image:SD 26.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 26]]
* [[Image:SD 28.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 28]]
* [[Image:SD 37.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 37]]
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===Protected area===
* [[Fisher Grove State Park]]

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Brown County, South Dakota|Brown County]]{{snd}}north
* [[Day County, South Dakota|Day County]]{{snd}}northeast
* [[Clark County, South Dakota|Clark County]]{{snd}}east
* [[Beadle County, South Dakota|Beadle County]]{{snd}}south
* [[Hand County, South Dakota|Hand County]]{{snd}}southwest
* [[Faulk County, South Dakota|Faulk County]]{{snd}}west
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===Lakes<ref name=SCSD/>===
* Alkali Lake
* Cottonwood Lake
* Twin Lakes