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Mohawk, Arizona

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Wellton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85347. The Survey maps it on the Mohawk quadrangle.

Mohawk within Yuma County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 17 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.

Photographs

6 photographs,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 2, Bounded by Interstate 8 to south, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 2, Bounded by Interstate 8 to south, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 1, Bounded by Gila River & Union Pacific Railroad, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Pumping Plant No. 1, Bounded by Gila River & Union Pacific Railroad, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 17 (House), 30642 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 17 (House), 30642 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 15 (House), 30662 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 15 (House), 30662 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 18 (House), 30632 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 18 (House), 30632 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 2 (House), 30611 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation System, Building No. 2 (House), 30611 Wellton-Mohawk Drive, Wellton, Yuma County, AZ
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

20 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Mohawk between 1993 and 2019, burning about 181 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/undetermined17
Equipment and vehicle use2
Smoking1

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
29 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeAZTEC HILLS
10 September 1995Smokingunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
7 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePhoenix District OfficeMOHAWK
7 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Central DistrictTACNA
19 July 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado River DistrictDONTCHA
25 June 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreColorado River DistrictMOHAWK PASS
25 June 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined69 acresColorado River DistrictMOHAWK
23 June 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado River DistrictHAWK ASSIST

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yuma County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Mohawk: 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Copper, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver. 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
Renner Barite MineBarium-Barite, Silver, Fluorine-FluoritePast Producer1929, 1930
Renner MineBarium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, SilverPast Producer1929
Ruby ProspectCopperOccurrenceVein

Every working recorded in Yuma County

Storms near this place

6 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mohawk in 6 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 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 2019Thunderstorm WindMohawk$15,000Isolated thunderstorms developed across the central portion of Yuma County and along the Interstate 8 corridor, during the evening hours on September 4th. One of the stronger storms produced gusty and damaging microburst winds. According to the Yuma County Dispatch, at 1811MST gusty winds estimated to be at least 65 mph in strength overturn a semi trailer truck at the Mohawk Interstate 8 eastbound rest area. Fortunately the driver did not appear to be injured. The truck was blown over about 1 mile east of the town of Mohawk and between the towns of Dateland and Tacna.
August 2018Flash FloodMohawk$10,000Thunderstorms with very heavy rain occurred over the far southern portions of Yuma County during the late afternoon and evening hours on August 16th. Some of the storms produced flash flooding near the Mexican Border in the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge. At 1704MST, officials from the Cabeza Prieta Wildlife Refuge reported flash flooding along the western portions of the refuge and near the west entrance. Pictures supplied by the officials showed the flooded roads and washes. No injuries were reported. A Flash Flood Warning was issued for the area at 1636MST and it remained in effect until 1930MST.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindMohawk-A 59 peak wind gust measured at the TT823 Mohawk Dunes RAWS.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindMohawk-A 58 mph peak gust measured at the Mohawk Dunes RAWS station.
September 2025FloodMohawk-An SUV travelling eastbound on I-8 veered off the road, possibly due to hydroplaning, and landed upside down in a flowing wash. The two occupants were able to escape the vehicle unharmed. Timing estimated from radar.
July 2007Flash FloodMohawk-Torrential rain resulted in flooded roads and streets near Mohawk canal.

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
Owl2.0 miles17
Kim2.9 miles16
Norton6.2 miles20
Growler6.6 miles20
Stoval7.5 miles18
Colfred7.9 miles18
Tyson8.3 miles20
Tacna10.7 miles18

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 MohawkAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6893736The 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 24519. 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.