Lowest and Highest Points in Scott County
Low elevation: <420 feet above mean sea level
Place: Illinois River
7.5' quadrangle name: Bedford
PLSS: 3-32-13N-13W
Geology: Cahokia Alluvium in river valley
High elevation: >690 feet above mean sea level
Place: Unnamed hilltop
7.5' quadrangle name: Bedford
PLSS: 3-35-13N-13W
Geology: Loess over Vandalia till uplands
Area: 250.06 square miles
Total relief (approximate): 270 feet
Average percent slope: 1.32%
Updated 10/1/2009 JKH