Dos Rios, California
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Laytonville-Leggett census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95429. It stands on Middle Fork Eel River. The Survey maps it on the Dos Rios quadrangle. It stands 961 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1951 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 30 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 16 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.
- 1951 USGS Laytonville quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Dos Rios quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Covelo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
80 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Dos Rios between 1992 and 2018, burning about 3,166 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 14 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 | 20 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Northern California District | LIGHTNING 105 |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northern California District | UNNAMED FIRE 3334 |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Round Valley Indian Tribes | DAVIS |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | LIGHTNING 79 |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Mendocino Unit | LIGHTNING 85 |
| 29 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | CREEK |
| 18 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Northern California District | KNOB |
| 13 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Mendocino Unit | LIGHTNING #9 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Dos Rios: 4 producers, 2 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond H. Ranck Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Poonkinney Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cable Creek Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Earl W. Long Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Long, Earl W. Woodman Station, Happy Four Last Chance | Manganese | Prospect | Rhodochrosite | |
| Rowlands Bar Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dos Rios in 4 storm reports between 2023 and 2025: 4 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Heavy Rain | Dos Rios | $3,500 | Landslide across both lanes 3 miles east southeast of Dos Rios, CA.|LAT. 39.71N, LONG. -123.31W. |
| December 2025 | Heavy Rain | Dos Rios | - | Rocks reported to be in both lanes of Highway 162 between Laytonville and Covelo. |
| February 2024 | Heavy Rain | Dos Rios | - | Mudslide completely blocking Highway 162 southwest of Covelo. |
| January 2023 | Heavy Rain | Dos Rios | - | An earth slide occurred across HWY 162 due to heavy rain. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Springs | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Tatu | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Woodman | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Card Place | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Farley | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Laytonville | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Heath Place | 7.5 miles | 15 | |
| Covelo | 7.7 miles | 16 |
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 Dos Rios | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5299206 | The 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 222531. 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.




