Lowest and Highest Points in Massac County
Low elevation:
<300 feet above mean sea level
Place: Ohio River
7.5' quadrangle name: Bandana
PLSS: 3-7-15S-3E
Geology: Equality Formation, Carmi Member; lake
bottom deposits in river valley
High elevation: >590 feet above mean sea level
Place: Unnamed hilltop
7.5' quadrangle name: Paducah NE
PLSS: 3-6-15S-6E
Geology: Loess over Mounds Gravel over Cretaceous
sediment
Area: 239.30 square miles
Total relief (approximate): 290 feet
Average percent slope: 1.26%
Place: Ohio River
7.5' quadrangle name: Bandana
PLSS: 3-7-15S-3E
Geology: Equality Formation, Carmi Member; lake
bottom deposits in river valley
High elevation: >590 feet above mean sea level
Place: Unnamed hilltop
7.5' quadrangle name: Paducah NE
PLSS: 3-6-15S-6E
Geology: Loess over Mounds Gravel over Cretaceous
sediment
Area: 239.30 square miles
Total relief (approximate): 290 feet
Average percent slope: 1.26%
Updated 05/27/2011 SLD