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Henderson County


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Low elevation: ~518 feet above mean sea level
      Place: Mississippi River
      7.5' quadrangle name: Dallas City
      PLSS: 4-34-8N-7W
      Geology: Cahokia Allumium, river valley

High elevation:  >800 feet above mean sea level
      Place: Unnamed hilltop
      7.5' quadrangle name: Raritan
      PLSS: 4-25-8N-4W
      Geology: Thin Illinois Kellerville till upland over Pennsylvanian Carbondale Formation

Area: 391.97 square miles
      Total relief (approximate): 282 feet
      Average percent slope: 1.04%


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