2020 Map of Des Moines Lake

About this map

Des Moines Lake dominates the southeast corner of this North Dakota landscape, situated within a prairie environment defined by numerous small wetlands and glacial depressions. This 2020 survey illustrates a rural section of Kidder County where the land is organized by a strict rectangular grid of section lines and gravel roads such as 14th St SE and 37th Ave SE. For local historians and genealogists, the map identifies specific points of community heritage including Frettim Prairie Cem in the north and Bethany Cem to the south. The presence of Whitman Field and the central passage of Co Hwy 71 reveal the modern transport and agricultural footprint in this sparsely populated region.