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Dulah, California

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Ventura census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93001. The Survey maps it on the Ventura quadrangle. It stands 10 feet above sea level.

Dulah within Ventura County

Then and now

1904 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 78 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Dulah, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Dulah, surveyed 1904

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 29 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

37 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Dulah between 2005 and 2016, burning about 5,534 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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/undetermined23
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Smoking2
Debris and open burning2
Arson/incendiarism2
Equipment and vehicle use1
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 2006Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
20 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
18 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLos Padres National ForestRED
17 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
16 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
12 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ventura County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Dulah: 8 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Santa Barbara Portable PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ventura River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Ventura Expandable ShaleStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ventura River PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ventura Velvet Molding Sand Dpst.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Connett PitClayPast Producer
Peoples Lumber Co.ClayPast Producer
Rocklite QuarryClayPast Producer
Shell Oil Co.ClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Ventura County

Storms near this place

5 since 2016

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dulah in 5 storm reports between 2016 and 2026: 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
January 2026Flash FloodDulah-Heavy rainfall generated flash flooding and debris flows across all lanes of Highway 101, near La Conchita. One vehicle was stuck in the mud and another vehicle rolled over.
February 2017Flash FloodDulah-Heavy rain generated flash flooding as well as mud and debris flows in Ventura county. Highway 101 was closed in both directions near the Solimar burn area due to mud and debris flows.
January 2016Flash FloodDulah-Heavy rainfall over the Solimar burn scar resulted in a significant mud and debris flow. The southbound lanes of Highway 101 were closed due to water and debris across the roadway.
January 2016Flash FloodDulah-Heavy rainfall over the Solimar burn scar resulted in a significant mud and debris flow. On Highway 101, multiple lanes were closed due to mud and debris flows.
March 2016Flash FloodDulah-Strong thunderstorms brought heavy rain to the Solimar burn area in Ventura county. Ventura County Fire Department reported mud and debris flowing across Highway 101.

Every storm recorded in Ventura 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
Faria1.5 miles27
Los Pitos (historical)1.6 miles27
Chrisman3.2 miles29
Wadstrom3.6 miles29
Ortonville3.7 miles29
Sea Cliff3.8 miles27
North Ventura3.9 miles29
Miscanaka (historical)3.9 miles29

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 DulahAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q14681883The 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 1660569. 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.