Catfish Paradise, Arizona
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Bullhead City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86436. It stands on Warm Springs Wash. The Survey maps it on the Topock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 26 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.
- 1903 USGS Needles quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Needles quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1904 USGS Needles Special quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Topock quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Topock quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Topock quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1970 USGS Topock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Needles quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Needles quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
88 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Catfish Paradise between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,322 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Colorado River District | LAMB WELL |
| 29 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 328 acres | Lake Havasu Refuges Complex | SACRAMENTO |
| 12 September 1999 | Natural | 20 acres | Lake Havasu Refuges Complex | CATFISH |
| 8 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 5 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado River District | TOPOCK |
| 31 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Havasu Refuges Complex | COORS ISLAND |
| 21 August 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Colorado River District | RATLESNAKE |
| 21 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Lake Havasu Refuges Complex | FLARE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Catfish Paradise: 2 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Pumice. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last Minute | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Self Bentonite | Pumice | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Clay Occurrence | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topock | 1.8 miles | 26 | |
| Fivemile Landing | 3.6 miles | 25 | |
| Powell | 5.9 miles | 26 | |
| Arizona Village | 9.1 miles | 25 | |
| Franconia | 11.6 miles | 26 | |
| Willow Valley | 13.1 miles | 22 | |
| Mohave Valley | 14.0 miles | 22 | |
| Desert Hills | 14.5 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24348. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.










