Powell, Arizona
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Lake Havasu City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86436. 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
24 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Powell between 1993 and 2019, burning about 316 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northwest District | TOWER |
| 17 August 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Colorado River Agency | BURNS |
| 27 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Desert Hills Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 16 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Colorado River District | FRANCONIA |
| 9 June 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Colorado River District | DESERT HILLS |
| 3 June 1994 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 2 June 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | KING |
| 17 June 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Phoenix District Office | YUCCA 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Powell: 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 | ||
| Mineral Material Area 10 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Val Ann | Gold | Prospect |
Storms near this place
3 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Powell in 3 storm reports between 2014 and 2023: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 debris flow, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Powell | $250,000 | Thunderstorm winds in Havasu Heights destroyed one home, moved one mobile home off its foundation, damaged several garage doors, damaged several roofs, blew out numerous home and vehicle windows, overturned RVs, and blew away one chicken coop and several chickens. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Powell | $50,000 | Heavy flow in a wash damaged a bridge, resulting in a train derailment. Eight cars carrying corn syrup derailed. |
| August 2022 | Debris Flow | Powell | $2,000 | Eastbound Interstate 40 was closed from mile marker 6 to AZ Highway 95 due to a mud slide. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franconia | 5.8 miles | 26 | |
| Topock | 5.8 miles | 26 | |
| Catfish Paradise | 5.9 miles | 26 | |
| Fivemile Landing | 7.9 miles | 25 | |
| Haviland | 11.5 miles | 16 | |
| Desert Hills | 12.7 miles | 28 | |
| Jops Landing | 13.4 miles | 28 | |
| Arizona Village | 13.6 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24570. 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.










