BlockLittle Dam, Colorado
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Loveland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80538. It lies near Big Thompson Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Masonville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 30 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.
- 1906 USGS Loveland quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1908 USGS Loveland quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Masonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Masonville quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1964 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Estes Park quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
113 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Little Dam between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,114 acres in total. 38 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/undetermined | 60 |
| Natural | 38 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1998 | Natural | 80 acres | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | STONE MOUNTAIN #2 |
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | LOVELAND |
| 5 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.7 acres | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | NARROWS |
| 3 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | CEDAR CREEK |
| 3 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | SULZER GULCH |
| 23 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | SHEEP |
| 21 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | SULZER |
| 20 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Loveland Fire & Rescue Department | UNKNOWN |
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 Little Dam: 10 producers, 7 occurrences, 3 past producers. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Tungsten, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhorn | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Masonville District | Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Copper, Nickel | Producer | 1900, 1955 | |
| Unknown | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Loveland Sandstone Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Masonville | Tungsten, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Mym | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Unknown | Clay | Producer | ||
| Colo Stone Co Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Loveland Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Cove | 2.3 miles | 23 | |
| Masonville | 4.5 miles | 30 | |
| Midway | 5.3 miles | 23 | |
| Drake | 6.3 miles | 23 | |
| Horsetooth Heights | 6.7 miles | 31 | |
| Waltonia | 7.5 miles | 23 | |
| Loveland | 8.0 miles | 28 | |
| Kings Corner | 8.5 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 177696. 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.