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The elevation is 351 m ( 1152 ft )
The gradient is: 0.7 percent
The aspect direction is: 239.9 degrees or SW
The local roughness is: 1.2 or average
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -96.5595, 42.8289; 351 m

The state and county are Iowa: Plymouth County 19149
The HUC is Lower Big Sioux 10170203; Place point in HUC
The Omernik ecoregion is Northern Glaciated Plains (less typical) 46
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Nearby named places (in order by distance)

1. Akron; Iowa: Plymouth Co. -96.5595, 42.8289 at a distance of 1 m
2. Riverside Cemetery; Iowa: Plymouth Co. -96.5456, 42.8367 at a distance of 1428 m
3. Beaver Creek mouth; Iowa: Plymouth Co. -96.5481, 42.8411 at a distance of 1644 m
4. Saint Josephs Cemetery; Iowa: Plymouth Co. -96.5375, 42.8233 at a distance of 1903 m
5. Union Creek mouth; South Dakota: Union Co. -96.5828, 42.8356 at a distance of 2046 m
6. Akron Municipal Airport; Iowa: Plymouth Co. -96.5631, 42.8058, ( 1143 ft ) at a distance of 2584 m
7. Big Sioux County Park; Iowa: Plymouth Co. -96.5445, 42.8494 at a distance of 2585 m
8. West Union Creek mouth; South Dakota: Union Co. -96.6014, 42.8472 at a distance of 3983 m
9. Union Creek head; -96.6017, 42.8472 at a distance of 4005 m
10. East Union Creek mouth; South Dakota: Union Co. -96.6017, 42.8472 at a distance of 4005 m

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