Kaweah, California
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Woodlake-Three Rivers census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93271. It stands on Mankins Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kaweah quadrangle. It stands 942 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1904 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1904 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 28 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.
- 1904 USGS Kaweah quadrangle1:125000
- 1909 USGS Kaweah quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1937 USGS Kaweah quadrangle1:125000
- 1948 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Kaweah quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Three Rivers quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Kaweah quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
129 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 129 fires within 5 miles of Kaweah between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,032 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 15 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 | 52 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tulare Unit | LEMON |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Tulare Unit | TUU-7168 - SLICK ROCK |
| 30 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Tulare Unit | GOLF |
| 3 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks | CA-TUU-MYNATT |
| 29 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tulare Unit | SIERRA DR THREE_RIVERS 7 |
| 26 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Tulare Unit | BLOSSOM |
| 25 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks | KAWEAH |
| 25 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tulare Unit | STOWASSER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Kaweah: 9 occurrences, 5 past producers, 2 producers, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Molybdenum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britten Granite Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Britten Limestone Deposit | Calcium | Occurrence | ||
| Carter Deposit | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Kaweah Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Molybdenum | Unknown | ||
| Allen | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Alles | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Blossom Peak Limestone | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Fort Hill | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Lavelle Deposit | Limestone, General | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kaweah in 9 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 5 flood, 2 debris flow, 1 heavy rain, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2010 | Heavy Rain | Kaweah | $5,000 | Twenty four hour storm total rainfall 1.75 inches. The Highway Patrol reported a mudslide on North Fork Road near Three Rivers. The slide blocked the highway in both directions for about two hours. |
| November 2024 | Flood | Kaweah | $1,000 | California Highway Patrol reported a tree down on eastbound SR 198 near Dineley Dr. 5NE Three Rivers. |
| November 2024 | Flood | Kaweah | - | California Highway Patrol reported rocks in the eastbound lane of SR 198 on 3NE Three Rivers. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Kaweah | - | Public report of mud, dirt and rocks on the eastbound lanes of SR 198 near the Mineral King Rd. exchange. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Kaweah | - | California Highway Patrol reported flooding on N. Fork Dr. near Three Rivers. |
| December 2021 | Debris Flow | Kaweah | - | California Highway Patrol reported a large boulder on the road at the intersection of Crest Ln. and Sierra King Dr. |
| March 2019 | Debris Flow | Kaweah | - | California Highway Patrol reported tree limbs, boulders and other debris in the roadway on State Route 198 in front of the Totem Market in Three Rivers. |
| January 2017 | Flash Flood | Kaweah | - | California Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding on Highway 198 and Craig Ranch Road northeast of Three Rivers. |
| January 2017 | Flood | Kaweah | - | California Highway Patrol report of mud, dirt, and rock partially blocking Mineral King Road and Highway 198 intersection near Hammond. Traffic was able to move around the obstruction. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Rivers | 2.3 miles | 28 | |
| Hammond | 3.0 miles | 28 | |
| Advance | 3.3 miles | 26 | |
| Ellis Place | 6.4 miles | 24 | |
| Oak Grove | 6.8 miles | 28 | |
| Potwisha | 7.1 miles | 26 | |
| Citro | 7.7 miles | 19 | |
| Sandspur (historical) | 7.8 miles | 19 |
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 Kaweah | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6379945 | 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 1660826. 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.












