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Waukell Flat, California

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Klamath census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95548. It stands on Waukell Flat. The Survey maps it on the Requa quadrangle. It stands 23 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Waukell Flat within Del Norte County

Then and now

1929 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 68 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Waukell Flat (historical), surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Waukell Flat (historical), surveyed 1929

Compare 1929 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 16 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

160 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 160 fires within 5 miles of Waukell Flat (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 140 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 32 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/undetermined45
Arson/incendiarism32
Equipment and vehicle use26
Recreation and ceremony16
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Debris and open burning14
Natural10
Smoking2
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
8 September 1993Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitDOWD
5 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitRIFFLE
30 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitDEL PONTE
3 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreRedwood National and State ParksMOON
28 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.2 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitAH-PAH
27 September 2008Recreation and ceremony60 acresRedwood National and State ParksREQUA
25 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionREQUA
23 September 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreNorthern California AgencyREQUA RD HWY 101 S

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Del Norte 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 Waukell Flat (historical): 5 occurrences, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownStoneOccurrence
Klamath River BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Tuwar Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Waukell Flat BarSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Crothers PropertyGoldProducer
Crothers PropertyGoldOccurrence
Crothers PropertyGoldOccurrence
McgarveyGoldOccurrence
UnknownGoldOccurrenceGold

Every working recorded in Del Norte 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
Hoppaw0.8 miles16
Klamath Glen1.3 miles20
Klamath1.3 miles16
Camp Klamath2.3 miles16
Rekwoi (historical)2.4 miles16
Scaath2.5 miles20
Requa3.3 miles16
Khwunrghunme (historical)3.4 miles16

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.

Wikidata item Q7975152The 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 1657352. 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.