2018 Map of Tappen South

About this map

Dawson and Tappen anchor the northern edge of this Kidder County landscape, where the prairie is defined by a dense network of glacial water bodies and wetlands. The central terrain is dominated by Harker Lake, Upper Harker Lake, and Headquarters Lake, while the expansive Lake Isabel and Lake Henry lie further south. This 2018 survey reveals a rural infrastructure built on a strict section-line grid, with local history preserved at Sibley Cem and Koestler Cem. The map illustrates the characteristic North Dakota prairie pothole region, where roads like 38th ST Se and 35th Ave Se navigate between numerous unnamed sloughs and marshes, documenting a landscape where agricultural life must balance with the natural ebb and flow of the plains' water table.