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Mahou Riviera, California

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Agoura Hills-Malibu census division. It lies in ZIP code area 90265. It lies near Zuma Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Point Dume quadrangle.

Mahou Riviera within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1900 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Mahou Riviera, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Mahou Riviera, surveyed 1900

Compare 1900 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 32 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

82 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Mahou Riviera between 1993 and 2020, burning about 835 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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/undetermined37
Equipment and vehicle use21
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Arson/incendiarism5
Smoking5
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Recreation and ceremony2
Debris and open burning2
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
9 September 2015Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
6 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
5 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
22 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaCORRAL
15 September 2009Smokingunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
15 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaDUME
5 August 1994Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaKANAN
28 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaCORRAL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Mahou Riviera: 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite. 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
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Point Dume DepositDiatomiteOccurrence

Every working recorded in Los Angeles 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
Malibu0.6 miles32
Trancas2.3 miles32
Malibu West2.5 miles32
Malibu Vista2.9 miles32
Oak Hill3.8 miles32
Malibu Mar Vista (historical)4.0 miles32
Malibu Hills4.1 miles36
El Nido4.1 miles36

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 245383. 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.