BlockHuron, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Huron Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52646. It stands on Dolbee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Oakville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1946 USGS Wapello quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Wapello quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Oakville quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Muscatine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Huron between 2006 and 2014, burning about 76 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 March 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 October 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Huron: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Nelson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Huron in 12 storm reports between 1996 and 2019: 6 hail, 4 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Flood | Huron | $3,800,000 | The record crest on the Mississippi River at Burlington occurred on June 17, 2008 at 25.73 feet. Flood stage is 15 feet. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huron | $10,000 | A downburst destroyed a nearly new machine shed on the Perdelwitz Farm in northern Des Moines County. The downburst blew in the shed door which allowed damaging winds to lift off part of the roof. The nearby farm house was undamaged. Based on the damage to the shed and lack of damage to the house, winds were estimated at 61 knots (70 mph). |
| June 2019 | Flood | Huron | - | The Mississippi River at Burlington began June above its major flood stage of 18 feet and fell below major flood stage around 1 AM on June 17th. The river crested at 24.48 feet on June 2nd. This crest is preliminarily the 3rd highest on record at Burlington.|The Mississippi River at Gladstone began June above its major flood stage of 14 feet and fell back below major flood stage around 5 AM on June 15th. The river crested 20.62 feet on June 2nd. This crest is preliminarily the third highest on record. |
| October 2018 | Flood | Huron | - | Major flooding on the Mississippi River at the Gladstone, IL LD18 gage began at 3 PM, October 8th, when it exceeded 14 feet. It crested at 17.0 feet, 7 AM, October 14th, before falling below 14 feet, which is major flood stage, at 8 PM, October 24nd.||Downstream, Major flooding on the Mississippi at the Burlington, IA gage began at 1230 AM, October 8th, when it exceeded 18 feet. It crested at 21.2 feet, 1 AM, October 14th, before falling below 18 feet, which is major flood stage, at 8 AM, October 25nd. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huron | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph were observed about 4 miles south southeast of Oakville, IA at 543 pm CDT May 11. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Huron | - | Hail lasted for about a minute. |
| May 2013 | Flood | Huron | - | Heavy rains during the last week of May resulted in the Mississippi River at Gladstone and Burlington going above their respective major flood stage levels. ||Gladstone rose above its 14 foot major flood stage level during the early morning of May 31st. It remained above 14 feet through the end of the month.||Burlington rose above its 18 foot major flood stage level during the afternoon of May 29th. It remained above 18 feet through the end of the month. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Huron | - | Quarter-sized hail fell about 5 miles northeast of Kingston, IA around 448 pm June 1. |
| September 2015 | Hail | Huron | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Huron | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Huron | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Huron | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Northfield | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Kossuth | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Mediapolis | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Sperry | 8.5 miles | 17 | |
| Garland | 9.9 miles | 11 | |
| Dodgeville | 10.1 miles | 17 | |
| Latty | 10.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 457734. 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.