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Massac County


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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%


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