Statewide County, SD History - Books .....Altitudes 1925 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/sd/sdfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com May 4, 2007, 12:01 am Book Title: Doane Robinson's Encyclopedia Of South Dakota Altitudes. The following table of Altitudes is taken chiefly from "A Dictionary of Altitudes," by Henry Gannett, and published by the Federal Geological Survey in 1899. To this has been added the altitude above mean sea level of most of the ralroad stations founded since the dictionary was published, as obtained from the engineering departments of the several railroads; with some inland places supplied by the State engineer's office and the low water-levels of the Missouri River, from the Chief of Engineer's map of 1889. Generally the altitude is for the top of the rails in front of the depot; but in some instances it is at other points in the town. It will be noted that wide differences may obtain in altitudes within the same town, as at Pierre, where the depot level is 1440, (old depot) and the weather bureau in the federal building is 1575. Consequently it must be remembered that all levels given must be referred to the bench mark in that town: Aberdeen 1300 Agar 1845 Albee 1184 Alcester 1346 Alexandria 1352 Alpena 1319 Altamont 1834 Amherst 1312 Andover 1476 Anthony 4978 Appleby 1711 Ardmore 3557 Argentine 3676 Argyle 4798 Arlington 1846 Armour 1521 Arrowhead 2593 Ashton 1296 Athol 1296 Aurora 1630 Baltic 1471 Bancroft 1561 Bardae 2420 Bath 1301 Battle Mountain 4431 Bear Butte 4422 Belvidere 2308 Belle Fourche 3050 Ben Clare 1497 Beresford 1505 Berne 5853 Bigstone 979 Bijou Hills 1281 Blackhawk 3494 Blunt 1621 Bonesteel 2009 Bonilla 1338 Bowdle 1995 Box Elder 3033 Bradley 1796 Bramhall 1819 Brampton 1291 Brandon 1319 Brennan 3160 Brentford 1300 Bridgewater 1420 Bristol 1775 Britton 1354 Broadland 1308 Brookingrs 1636 Brownsville 5502 Bruce 1640 Bryant 1844 Buena Vista 3742 Buffalo Gap 3257 Burbank 1142 Burch 1296 Burke 2251 Burkmere 1748 Bushnell 1694 Butler 1820 Byron 1489 Cadillac 2166 Canistota 1455 Canning 1553 Canova 1527 Canton 1244 Capa 1774 Caputa 2905 Carlyle 1697 Carthage 1438 Castlewood 1685 Cavour 1311 Centerville 1229 Chamberlain 1363 Chelsea 1344 Cheyenne Jc. 2141 Claremont 1302 Clark 1789 Clear Lake 1800 Columbia 1295 Colome 2285 Conde 1313 Corona 1173 Corsica 155 [sic] Cottonwood 2414 Crandon 1305 Cresbard 1448 Creston 2529 Crocker 1781 Crook Tower 7140 Crow Creek 1383 Crow Peak 5772 Crownhill 6153 Crystal Cave 4230 Custer 5303 Custer Peak 6812 Dallas 2238 Dante 1328 Davis 1253 Deadwood 4533 Dell Rapids 1489 Delmont 1488 Dempster 1666 De Smet 1726 Doland 1355 Draper 2230 Dumont 6195 Dupree 2359 Durham 1936 Eagle Butte 2415 Eakin 1771 East Elrod 1818 East Pierre 1460 East Sioux Falls 1323 Edgremont 3453 Egan 1525 Elk Creek 4841 Elk Mt. 6423 Elk Point 1127 Elkton 1751 Elm Creek 3359 Elmore 5216 Elrod 1807 Englewood 5591 Erskine 3815 Erwin 1860 Esmond 1433 Estelline 1659 Ethan 1345 Eureka 1884 Fairfax 1980 Fairview 1211 Faith 2597 Farmingdale 2776 Faulkton 1595 Fawn Lake 1323 Ferny 1300 Firesteel 2342 Flandreau 1565 Florence 1771 Forestburg 1231 Forrestville 1868 Fort Pierre 1427 Fort Thompson 1383 Foster 1381 Frankfort 1296 Frederick 1371 Freeman 1511 Fruitdale 2948 Fulton 1332 Garden City 1853 Gary 1484 Gayville 1167 Geddes 1494 Gettysburg 2082 Glenham 1683 Goodwin 1996 Green Mountain 5222 Gorham 1914 Groton 1304 Gregory 2210 Grover 1742 Hamill 1857 Harlem 1323 Harney Peak 7242 Harrold 1801 Harrisburg 1426 Hartford 1564 Hay Canyon Bt 3440 Hazel 1765 Hecla 1301 Henry 1812 Herman Lake 1672 Hermosa 3278 Herrick 2296 Highmore 1890 Hill City 4982 Hillsview 1849 Hitchcock 1339 Holabird 1795 Horsehead 3647 Hosmer 1901 Hot Springs 3443 Houghton 1302 Hoven 1888 Howard 1564 Hudson 1219 Huffton 1307 Hurley 1266 Huron 1285 Imlay 2622 Interior 2381 Inyan 2168 Inyan Kara 6870 Ipswich 1530 Irene 1365 Iroquois 1401 Ivanhoe 4443 Isabel 2402 James 1193 James Val. Jc. 1312 Jamesville 1366 Jefferson 1114 Jeffry 1720 Jones 2888 Kadoka 2457 Kampeska 1766 Kampeska Lake 1714 Keldron 2258 Kennebee 1687 Kent 1829 Kidder 1295 Kimball 1788 Kirk 4989 Labolt 1362 Lake Andes 1471 Lake Preston 1722 Lane 1371 Langford 1372 Lantry 2395 La Plant 1945 Lead 5087 Le Beau 1548 Lebanon 1956 Lemmon 2585 Lennox 1354 Leola 1587 Lesterville 1381 Letcher 1300 Little Crow Pk 5389 Little Jim Flat 1311 L. Missouri Bt 5500 Lone Tree Lake 1882 Lookout Peak 4478 Loring 4697 Lowry 1867 Loyalton 1685 McCook 1108 McIntosh 2276 McLaughlin 2002 Madison 1609 Madison Lake 1594 Manchester 1542 Mahto 1811 Mansfield 1300 Marietta 3495 Marion Jc. 1447 Marvin 1657 Mawl Springs 2816 Mayo 5190 Meckling 1156 Meers 2020 Mellette 1297 Melvin 3396 Menno 1325 Merritt 5059 Midland 1878 Milbank 1148 Millard 1640 Miller 1587 Milltown 1200 Mina 1432 Minnekahta 4161 Miranda 1447 Mission Hill 1173 Mitchell 1312 Mobridgre 1657 Montrose 1474 Morristown 2240 Mossman 2321 Mowatt 4720 Murdo 2317 Napa 1362 Naples 1791 Newark 1398 Newell 2820 Nisland 2855 Northville 1299 Nowlin 1965 Oacoma 1388 Okaton 2356 Oldham 1721 Olivet 1221 Onida 1876 Ordway 1306 Orient 1599 Orrville 5337 Osceola 1453 Owanka 2511 Pactola 4459 Palisades 1447 Parker 1349 Parkston 1400 Pembina 1500 Pennington 4955 Perry 5400 Philip 2159 Piedmont 3460 Pierpont 1512 Pierre 1441 Plana 1302 Plankinton 1528 Platte 1597 Pluma 4736 Pontis 1599 Portland 6420 Portuguese 5321 Powell 2051 Presho 1764 Preston 1696 Pringle 4879 Promise 1625 Provo 3710 Pukwana 1546 Putney 1306 Quarry 3861 Quinn 2607 Ramona 1801 Randall, Fort 1226 Randolph 1300 Rauville 1757 Rapid City 3228 Ravinia 1494 Raymond 1458 Red Elm 2467 Red Fern 5631 Ree Heights 1731 Reliance 1780 Richmond 1393 Richmond Hill 6060 Ridgeview 2363 Rockford 5227 Rockham 1394 Roscoe 1826 Rousseau 1427 Rowena 1411 Rudolph 1301 Runkles 4498 Running Water 1203 St. Charles 2116 St. Lawrence 1580 Salem 1520 Sargent 1303 Scenic 2812 Scotland 1347 Seneca 1911 Sheffield 1300 Sherman 1496 Silver City 4592 Sioux Falls 1400 S. F. Jc. 1517 Spain 1327 Spearfish 3647 Spearfish Peak 5773 Spencer 1387 Spring Creek 3282 Springfield 1234 Stamford 2404 Stickney 1626 Stratford 1303 Straiten 1592 Sturgis 3452 Summit 2000 Tabor 1341 Tatanka 2210 Terry 6164 Terry Peak 7070 Teton 1523 Thunderhawk 2585 Tilford 3580 Timber Lake 2163 Tolstoy 1918 Toronto 1994 Trent 1502 Troy 1885 Tulare 1317 Turton 1323 Tyndall 1418 Tyndall Jc. 1362 Underwood 2845 Utica 1387 Valley Springs 1395 Van Meter 1696 Verdon 1304 Vermilion 1150 Viborg 1308 Vienna 1837 Vilas 1480 Virgil 1341 Virginia 1750 Vivian 1895 Volga 1636 Volin 1181 Wagner 1442 Wakonda 1393 Wakpala 1638 Wall 2713 Wallace 1785 Warner 1301 Warren Peak 6900 Wasta 2320 Watertown 1735 Watertown Jc. 1604 Watauga 2254 Waubay 1813 Waverly 1992 Webster 1842 Wecota 1558 Wendt 1592 Wessington 1419 Wessington Springs 1605 Westport 1333 Weta 2303 Wetonka 1472 White 1778 White Lake 1646 Whitewood 3623 Whitewood L. 1694 Willow Lakes 1786 Wilmot 1196 Wilson 1366 Windy Butte 3563 Winner 1964 Wolsey 1353 Witten 1991 Woodville 5934 Woonsocket 1308 Worthing 1364 Yale 1340 Yankton 1200 Zell 1365 Missouri River (Standard Low Water) North Line, S. D. 1563 Ashley Island 1538 Mouth, Grand R. 1534 Mouth, Moreau R. 1518 Forest City 1498 Mouth, Cheyenne R. 1462 Oahe 1429 Pierre 1416 Mouth, Chapelle Cr. 1398 Mouth, Medicine Cr. 1374 Fort Thompson 1342 Chamberlain 1325 Mouth, White R. 1315 Mulehead 1263 Wheeler 1255 Ft. Randall 1237 Springfield 1194 Yankton 1164 Sioux River 1085 Additional Comments: Extracted from: DOANE ROBINSON'S Encyclopedia of South Dakota FIRST EDITION Published by the Author PIERRE 1925 COPYRIGHT BY DOANE ROBINSON. 1925 WILL A. BEACH PRINTING COMPANY PRINTERS AND BINDERS SIOUX FALLS File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/sd/state/history/1925/doanerob/altitude191gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/sdfiles/ File size: 15.5 Kb