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Laguna, Arizona

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Yuma census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85365. The Survey maps it on the Laguna Dam quadrangle.

Laguna within Yuma County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 23 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

141 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 141 fires within 5 miles of Laguna between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,607 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 9 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/undetermined57
Recreation and ceremony41
Debris and open burning12
Arson/incendiarism9
Natural7
Fireworks5
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Firearms and explosives use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
9 September 1996Debris and open burningunder an acreFort Yuma AgencyLAGUNA
8 September 2015Natural8.0 acresColorado River DistrictLAGUNA
7 September 2020Arson/incendiarismunder an acreColorado River DistrictBRIDGE
7 September 2013Natural25 acresColorado River DistrictHORSESHOE
4 September 2013Naturalunder an acreFort Yuma AgencyLEVEE
4 September 1997Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreFort Yuma AgencyHAUGHTLIN
3 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado River DistrictRIDGE 2
26 September 1992Fireworks1.0 acresColorado River DistrictMITTRY 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yuma County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Laguna: 11 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Iron. 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
Edna BellGold, SilverPast Producer
Laguna Dam Placers and ProspectsGold, SilverPast Producer
Laguna PlacersGold, SilverPast ProducerGold, Silver
Purple HillsIronOccurrence
Purple HillsIronOccurrence
Victory No 2Gold, SilverPast Producer
Unnamed LocationSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Unnamed LocationSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Valenzuela PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Laguna PlacersGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Yuma County

Storms near this place

2 since 2025

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Laguna in 2 storm reports in 2025: 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
September 2025Flash FloodLaguna$30,000Imperial Dam Road between the Walker and Howard Gates at the Yuma Proving Ground Naval Base was closed for several days due to major road erosion from flash flooding. Flood timing estimated from radar. No injuries reported.
September 2025Flash FloodLaguna$2,000Portions of Barranca, Aberdeen, and Imperial Dam Roads impassable due to flooding, mud, and debris. Timing estimated from radar. No injuries reported.

Every storm recorded in Yuma 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
Kool Corner1.5 miles23
Kinter6.3 miles23
San Dionysio (historical)6.4 miles28
Dome7.9 miles24
Blaisdell8.0 miles20
Fortuna9.0 miles20
Yuma9.8 miles27
Araby10.1 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 25329. 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.