Coteau des Prairies, South Dakota (SD), United States
Facts & Statistics
Place Name
Coteau des Prairies
Pronunciation
kuh-to de PRER-EES
Place Status (Type)
plateau
Location
South Dakota, United States, North America
Latitude
unknown
Longitude
unknown
Coteau des Prairies
(kuh-to de PRER-EES), plateau, NE S.Dak.
and SW Minn.; begins as continuation of Drift Prairie, N.Dak.; extends
S, past L. Traverse and Big Stone L., area of high ground bet. James
and Minnesota rivers, to Blue Earth R., N Iowa. Elev.
2,000 ft/610 m. Occupies grain and livestock
region. Pipestone Natl. Monument (Minn.) in S part, quarry source for
Indian peace pipes. Numerous small lakes, most natural and glacial in
origin, lie sparsely scattered through region. Drained by Big Sioux
R.
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