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==Geography== The [[Cheyenne River]] flows east-northeastward along the southern boundary of Ziebach County. The [[Moreau River (South Dakota)|Moreau River]] flows eastward through the upper portion of the county, and Cherry Creek flows southeastward through the lower portion, draining the area into the Cheyenne River. The terrain is composed of semi-arid rolling hills interrupted by buttes and carved by drainages and gullies, partly devoted to agriculture and cattle.<ref name="ZCSD">{{Cite web |title=Ziebach County Β· South Dakota |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ziebach+County,+SD/@44.9916046,-102.1287295,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x532a4ebef705172d:0x9cf65be272cd9a7d!8m2!3d44.8481045!4d-101.702202 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> The terrain slopes to the south and the east; its highest point (except for the isolated Thunder Butte, at 2,733') is near its NW corner at {{convert|2,582|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 9, 2019) |access-date=February 9, 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|1971|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1961|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|9.3|sqmi}} (0.5%) 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> Almost the entire county lies within the [[Cheyenne River Indian Reservation]]. The balance of the county, along its extreme northern [[border|county line]], lies within the [[Standing Rock Sioux Reservation]]. It is one of five South Dakota counties that are composed entirely of land that is within the boundaries of Indian reservations.<ref>The other four are Corson, Dewey, Oglala Lakota, and Todd. In addition, Bennett County lies completely within the boundaries of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation</ref> ===Buttes=== Ziebach County is part of the Great Plains and is characterized by rolling grasslands and numerous [[butte]]s. The buttes form the highest points of elevation in Ziebach County: {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * [[Bessie Butte]] {{convert|2,474|ft|m}} * [[Eagle Butte (Ziebach County, South Dakota)|Eagle Butte]] {{convert|2,484|ft|m}} * Gray Butte {{convert|2,316|ft|m}} * [[High Elk Hill]] {{convert|2,395|ft|m}} * [[Joshua Butte]] {{convert|2,165|ft|m}} * [[Marple Butte]] {{convert|2,484|ft|m}} * [[Mud Butte]] {{convert|2,500|ft|m}} * [[Mud Butte]] {{convert|2,365|ft|m}} * [[Rattlesnake Butte]] {{convert|2,411|ft|m}} * [[Saint Patrick Butte]] {{convert|2,356|ft|m}} * [[Squaw Teat Butte]]<ref>Squaw Teat Butte is the given name of this prominence on the following topographic map of the US Geological Survey: [http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lon=-101.752934&lat=44.892484&datum=nad83 USGS Rattlesnake Butte Quad, South Dakota], Trails.com for the portion of USGS Rattlesnake Butte Quad, with Squaw Teat Butte. </ref> {{convert|2,365|ft|m}} * [[Thunder Butte]] {{convert|2,733|ft|m}} {{div col end}} ===Major highways=== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * [[Image:US 212.svg|23px]] [[U.S. Route 212#South Dakota|U.S. Highway 212]] * [[Image:SD 20.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 20]] * [[Image:SD 34.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 34]] * [[Image:SD 63.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 63]] * [[Image:SD 65.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 65]] * [[Image:SD 73.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 73]] {{div col end}} ===Adjacent counties=== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * [[Corson County, South Dakota|Corson County]] - north * [[Dewey County, South Dakota|Dewey County]] - east * [[Stanley County, South Dakota|Stanley County]] - southeast * [[Haakon County, South Dakota|Haakon County]] - south * [[Pennington County, South Dakota|Pennington County]] - southwest * [[Meade County, South Dakota|Meade County]] - west * [[Perkins County, South Dakota|Perkins County]] - northwest {{div col end}} ===Protected areas=== * Bednor Lake State Game Production Area * Cheyenne State Game Production Area (part) * [[Grand River National Grassland]] (part) ===Lakes and reservoirs<ref name=ZCSD/>=== * Bedners Dam * K C Dam * Rattlesnake Lake
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