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East Blythe, California

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Blythe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92225. The Survey maps it on the Blythe quadrangle. 3 people lived here at the 2000 count. It stands 269 feet above sea level.

East Blythe within Riverside County

Then and now

1942 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of East Blythe, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of East Blythe, surveyed 1942

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 21 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

169 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 169 fires within 5 miles of East Blythe between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,603 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 10 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/undetermined80
Debris and open burning30
Equipment and vehicle use21
Smoking11
Arson/incendiarism10
Recreation and ceremony7
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Natural4
Fireworks1

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
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Central DistrictCOMBER
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado River DistrictCOMBER ASSIST
8 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside UnitLOCAL 14854
5 September 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreRiverside UnitLOCAL
30 September 1995Smokingunder an acreRiverside UnitLOCAL
24 September 2007Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Desert DistrictUNNAMED FIRE 2750
23 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRiverside Unit8TH AV BLYT
19 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreRiverside UnitLOCAL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Riverside County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of East Blythe: 3 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Copper. 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
Baker Copper Co.Copper, SilverOccurrence
Figueroa Brothers PitStonePast Producer
La Paz PlacersGold, SilverPast Producer
Goodman WashSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Midland Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Riverside County

Storms near this place

3 since 2019

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Blythe in 3 storm reports between 2019 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
November 2019Flash FloodEast Blythe$30,000A powerful Pacific low pressure system developed across the desert southwest on November 28th, and it interacted with deep moisture to produce widespread rain across portions of eastern Riverside County during the evening hours. Isolated thunderstorms were embedded within the rain bands, increasing rain totals. The heavy rain resulted in an episode of flash flooding over far eastern portions of the county, near the lower Colorado River Valley. According to fire department and rescue units, at 1827PST flash flooding 4 miles north of east Blythe resulted in a car becoming flooded and floating near the intersection of 6th Avenue and Highway 95. A water rescue was needed, and the driver was rescued through the roof of the vehicle. No injuries were reported.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindEast Blythe$5,000Numerous trees were uprooted along with many branches snapped at Mayflower County Park. A large branch fell onto one of the park's structures, while another large branch fell onto a camper, causing some damage. No injuries were reported.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindEast Blythe-Farmer reported large 110lbs Alfalfa bales were flipped off stack in Blythe. Timing estimated from radar. Winds were estimated at 65-70 mph. No injuries were reported.

Every storm recorded in Riverside 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
Blythe1.2 miles21
Miller Farms3.5 miles21
Tosco (historical)5.8 miles18
Mesaville7.0 miles20
Ripley7.3 miles17
Mesa Verde8.3 miles17
Rannells (historical)11.0 miles24
Inca16.6 miles20

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 East BlytheAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1926550The 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 1660580. 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.