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Ladner, South Dakota

6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the North Harding unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57720. The Survey maps it on the Ladner quadrangle.

Ladner within Harding County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 6 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

16 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Ladner between 2000 and 2007, burning about 2,275 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 2 were 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
Natural6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Equipment and vehicle use2
Arson/incendiarism2
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2006Equipment and vehicle use10 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named
5 September 2002Natural800 acresLudlow Volunteer Fire DepartmentCLARKSON
5 September 2002Natural500 acresMiles City Field OfficeTABLE MTN
3 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined34 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named
3 September 2007Natural32 acresMiles City Field OfficeHORSE PASTURE
27 September 2000Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresLudlow Volunteer Fire DepartmentJOHNSON
17 September 2000Natural4.0 acresLudlow Volunteer Fire DepartmentBROWN
15 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresMiles City Field OfficeSTEARNS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Harding County

Storms near this place

60 of 100 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ladner in 100 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 51 hail, 36 thunderstorm wind, 9 flood, 2 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2011FloodLadner$300,000Record flooding occurred on the Little Missouri River from the Montana state line southwest of Camp Crook to the North Dakota state line. Homes and rural roads along the river were inundated. The river gage crested at a record stage of 19.27 feet, which is 7.27 feet over flood stage, exceeding the stage of 17.67 feet set in 2009. The highest flow was 19,400 cubic feet per second.
May 2019FloodLadner$100,000Runoff from heavy rain caused minor flooding throughout Harding County. Minor flooding was reported along the upper portions of the Grand River; Little Missouri River; and around Buffalo, Reva, and Ladner. The Little Missouri River crested a little over two feet above flood stage at the SD Highway 20 bridge on May 23, with a peak flow just over 5000 cfs.
May 2013HailLadner$20,000Several lambs were killed by golf ball size hail.
June 1999Tornado (F1)Ladner$15,000Tornado moved across a ranch. 15 sheep were killed when they were picked up and thrown through a barbed wire fence into a pond. Cattle stockades were destroyed and a grain bin anchored in concrete was picked up and thrown several yards. Storm path and width were provided by a local pilot who flew over the area the following morning.
March 2014FloodLadner$10,000Minor flooding occurred along the Little Missouri River due to ice jams. The river gauge at Camp Crook crested at 16.2 feet, or 4.2 feet above flood stage. Outbuildings and agricultural land in the area were flooded.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindLadner$10,000no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindLadner$2,000no account filed
July 2003HailLadner$1,000no account filed
June 2025HailLadner-Public confirmed hail size.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLadner-SD mesonet recorded wind gust.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLadner-SD mesonet recorded wind gust.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLadner-SD mesonet recorded wind gust.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLadner-SD mesonet recorded wind gust.
June 2025HailLadner-Measured hail report.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLadner-Estimated wind gust report.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLadner-SD mesonet recorded wind gust.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindLadner-Storm spotter report estimated wind gust.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindLadner-SD Mesonet measured wind gust.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindLadner-The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindLadner-The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindLadner-Wind gusts were estimated near 70 mph.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindLadner-Large tree branches were broken off trees.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindLadner-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindLadner-The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
March 2019FloodLadner-Ice jams, combined with runoff from melting snow, caused minor flooding of agricultural land along the Little Missouri River. The river crested about 4.5 feet above flood stage at the SD Highway 20 bridge near Camp Crook on March 25. The resulting flow of 8500 cfs was the sixth highest discharge measurement at this site in 65 years.
May 2019FloodLadner-Runoff from heavy rain continued to cause minor flooding of agricultural land along the Little Missouri River. The river crested a little over two feet above flood stage at the SD Highway 20 bridge, with a peak flow just over 5000 cfs.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindLadner-Six inch diameter branches were broken off trees.
June 2016HailLadner-Hail was mostly dime to quarter size, with a few as large as golf balls. Winds gusted to 50 to 55 mph.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindLadner-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2016HailLadner-The ground was covered with hail.
July 2016Flash FloodLadner-Runoff from heavy rain inundated parts of Cox Road and Clarkson Road. Gravel was washed off other rural roads between Ladner and Ludlow.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindLadner-Two barns were damaged in the Ladner area.
July 2016Heavy RainLadner-Four inches of rain fell in three to four hours.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindLadner-Strong wind gusts broke several six inch diameter tree branches.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindLadner-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindLadner-Wind gusts were estimated near 70 mph.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindLadner-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindLadner-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindLadner-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
March 2011FloodLadner-Minor flooding occurred along the Little Missouri River, forcing the closure of county roads near the river. The river gage at Camp Crook crested at 15.3 feet, or 3.3 feet above flood stage.
March 2011FloodLadner-Several county roads were closed due to flooding.
July 2011Flash FloodLadner-Heavy rain flooded rural roads along Highway 85 north of Buffalo. Several roads, culverts, and driveways were damaged by the flash flood. Street flooding was also reported in Buffalo.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindLadner-Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindLadner-Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindLadner-Wind gusts estimated around 60 mph.
April 2009FloodLadner-Record flooding was reported along the Little Missouri River at Camp Crook. At least two homes and a camp were flooded and several roads and culverts were damaged. Flooding along the Grand River, Rabbit Creek, and smaller streams and tributaries across the eastern half of the county damaged roads.
May 2008FloodLadner-The Little Missouri River at Camp Crook crested at 14.11 feet, above the flood stage of 12.0 feet. Minor flooding of agricultural land was reported.
April 2006HailLadner-Ground covered with dime to penny sized hail. Drifts were created by strong winds.
April 2006HailLadner-Ground covered with penny to nickel sized hail.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindLadner-Measured wind speed.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindLadner-no account filed
July 2024Thunderstorm WindLadner-no account filed
July 2022HailLadner-no account filed
July 2022HailLadner-no account filed
June 2022HailLadner-no account filed
June 2022HailLadner-no account filed
June 2022HailLadner-no account filed
July 2020HailLadner-no account filed
June 2020HailLadner-no account filed
June 2020HailLadner-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Harding County

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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Karinen5.8 miles6
Ludlow18.6 miles8
Buffalo19.3 miles6
Camp Crook23.2 miles8
Harding30.1 miles7
Ralph35.3 miles6
Reva39.3 miles8
Redig39.5 miles6

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on LadnerAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q23709390The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1261031. 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.