2013 Map of Dawson

About this map

Dawson serves as the primary hub of activity in this section of Lac qui Parle County, situated at the confluence of several local transport routes including Us-212 and Co HWY-23. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Lac qui Parle River and its West Branch, which are augmented by an extensive network of managed waterways like Judicial Ditch Number Four and County Ditch Number Twentyseven. These ditches represent a significant engineering effort to manage the prairie hydrology for agricultural use. Within the settlement, local history is preserved at the Riverside Cem, Dawson Cem, and Trinity Lutheran Cem, while the American Legion Golf Course and the local Post Office mark the community's social and civic centers. The grid of rural roads, such as 291st Ave, illustrates the persistent township-and-range surveying system that governs the surrounding farmland.