BlockCoteau, North Dakota
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Ward Township. It lies in ZIP code area 58721. The Survey maps it on the Coteau quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 6 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1948 USGS Coteau quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Flaxton quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Williston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Williston quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Kenmare quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Coteau between 2005 and 2020, burning about 24 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Dakota State Forest Service | NGATE |
| 3 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | not named |
| 16 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 2016016 |
| 29 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Dakota State Forest Service | SAGNESS |
| 28 February 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | RAILROAD |
| 2 October 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | ERVIN |
| 19 October 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | YORK FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coteau in 13 storm reports between 2003 and 2024: 7 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Hail | Coteau | $100,000 | Hail up to the size of tennis balls lasted around 30 minutes and covered the ground. The large hail was accompanied with strong winds, and resulted in broken windows, damage to vehicles, and damage to siding and shingles. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Coteau | $30,000 | Hail up to the size of golf balls lasted 30 minutes and covered the ground. The large hail resulted in damage to the roofs of campers, windows busted out on a home, and damage to a pickup truck. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coteau | - | Penny size hail and very heavy rain accompanied the strong winds. |
| July 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Coteau | - | This tornado occurred in the open country. It was on the ground briefly and impacted no structures. There was no damage. The tornado was rated EF0. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coteau | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Coteau | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coteau | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Coteau | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Coteau | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coteau | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Coteau | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Coteau | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Coteau | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1028461. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.