Hyde County, SD Shrink-Swell Risk

Hyde County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Hyde County, SD, 78.3% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 5.04% linear extensibility on average. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

Before you rely on this for one address

Hyde County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Hyde County, SD

Hyde County's soil reading points toward standard foundation practice as the likely outcome, not the exception. A geotechnical report runs $1,000-$5,000, typically around $2,700. Foundation repair, if a specific lot turns out to differ from the county average, runs $5,000-$15,000.

Hyde County's rank among South Dakota counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Hyde County, SD ranks 288 most-constrained nationally, and 20 of 66 within South Dakota. Hyde County, SD is 861 square miles with a population of 1,215.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Sunflower County, MS and Oliver County, ND are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in South Dakota

Every county in South Dakota is on this site, including Stanley County, SD and Hutchinson County, SD. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.