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Crag, Arizona

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Buckeye census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85322. The Survey maps it on the Gillespie quadrangle.

Crag within Maricopa County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 16 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

8 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Crag between 1993 and 2020, burning about 37 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/undetermined4
Debris and open burning2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
6 August 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
23 July 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office155245
5 June 1995Equipment and vehicle use30 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
12 May 1993Recreation and ceremony4.0 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
26 April 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
25 April 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
28 December 2001Debris and open burningunder an acrePhoenix District OfficeIDAZONA
20 November 1995Debris and open burning1.0 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Maricopa County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Crag: 3 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Barium-Barite, Gold, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
B & H Claim No. 6Barium-BariteOccurrenceVein
Black Butte GroupGoldOccurrence
ButteCopper, Gold, Feldspar, Clay, Fluorine-Fluorite, Magnesite, Silica, Barium-BariteUnknown
Butte MineBarium-Barite, Fluorine-FluoriteOccurrenceVein
Idazona MinesCopper, Silver, Gold, LeadProspect

Every working recorded in Maricopa County

Storms near this place

5 since 2020

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crag in 5 storm reports between 2020 and 2024: 5 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
March 2020Flash FloodCrag$5,000A powerful Pacific low pressure system spread deep moisture into the central deserts on Marcth 12th; aided by modest instability it allowed scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms to develop during the afternoon and evening hours. Moderate to heavy rain fell with many of the storms, affecting areas to the southwest of central Phoenix. Peak rain rates were well in excess of 1 inch per hour; earlier in the day at about 1100MST a rain gage at Woolsey Peak measured 2.37 inches in a 2 hour period. The heavy rain led to some flash flooding as streams and washes rose rapidly, exceeding alarm stages on gages and causing road closures. At 2303MST county officials reported that Agua Caliente Road was closed as the Cruff Wash reached action stage. The wash crested at flood stage of 4.8 feet. This was about 9 miles south of the Palo Verge Nuclear Generating Station. Shortly after that, at 2324MST, county officials reported that Old Highway 80 was closed at Rainbow Wash as the wash reached action stage. This was about 15 miles southwest of Buckeye. Finally, at 2356MST officials reported that Old Highway 80 was closed due to the Centennial Wash reaching action stage; this occurred about 10 miles south-southeast of the Palo Verde station. Flash Flood Warnings were issued and in effect at the time of the road closures. Fortunately there were no reports of injuries or accidents due to the flooding.
August 2024Flash FloodCrag-According to the Maricopa County Flood Control District Gauge located at Cruff Wash, water levels rose above the alarm level stage of 2.5 feet at around 1952MST and crested at 3.91 feet, which is above the bank full level stage of 3.88 feet, at around 2015MST. Water levels fell below alarm stage at around 2105MST. Based on the information of problem areas produced by the Maricopa County Flood Control District, flooding was likely along the low water crossing of Agua Caliente Road located above 2 miles downstream of the gauge. No damages nor injuries were reported.
October 2022Flash FloodCrag-A Maricopa County Flood Control District Streamflow Gauge along Cruff Wash showed flow going above alarm stage (2.5 feet) between 20:29 and 20:31 MST, reaching a peak flow of 3.25 feet (448 cfs) at 21:13 MST. Flooding along the wash likely occurred at Agua Caliente Road, located about 2 miles downstream. Flow fell below alarm stage between 21:42 and 21:48 MST. No damages or injuries were reported.
July 2022Flash FloodCrag-Cruff Wash streamflow gauge reached bank full with peak flow of 1000 cfs and a rapid 3.75 foot rise. A low water crossing along Agua Caliente Rd was likely impacted. No damages or injuries were reported.
August 2021Flash FloodCrag-Maricopa County Department of Transportation reported at 0226MST that Agua Caliente Road, a dirt road, was closed between Old US 80 to Lahman Road due to flooding. Timing of impacts adjusted based on radar and location focused on area with greatest radar rainfall estimates. No damages or injuries were reported.

Every storm recorded in Maricopa 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
Gillespie5.0 miles16
Harqua6.5 miles17
Arlington7.5 miles17
Dixie8.6 miles17
Wintersburg8.7 miles17
Hassayampa9.9 miles19
Palo Verde12.3 miles19
Tonopah13.4 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24391. 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.

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.