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Klondike, Iowa

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Centennial Township. It stands on Klondike Creek. The Survey maps it on the Klondike quadrangle.

Klondike within Lyon County

On record in Klondike

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 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

29 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Klondike between 1999 and 2020, burning about 110 acres in total. None 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/undetermined13
Debris and open burning9
Arson/incendiarism2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
29 September 2020Equipment and vehicle use15 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
29 September 2020Debris and open burning25 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
29 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionSLACK
20 September 2020Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression278
9 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionVAN DYKE FIRE
22 August 2020Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionLACEY FIRE
21 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named
14 July 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionSAUCERMAN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lyon County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Klondike: 9 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Lyon County-Beck PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lyon County-Olson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
MaudlinSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Rock Valley Gravel CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lyon County

Storms near this place

20 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Klondike in 20 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 16 flood, 3 hail, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2019FloodKlondike$5,000After excessive two-day rainfall during September 10-12 (8.74 inches at Flandreau, 7.81 inches at Dell Rapids and generally 3 to 4 inches around Sioux Falls), the Big Sioux River above Canton (gage site CBSS2) reached the second highest stage on record of 10.88 feet above flood stage on September 13. Significant amounts of rural flooding occurred, and high water forced brief closure of U.S. Highway 18 east of Canton.
June 2024FloodKlondike-The Big Sioux River above Canton rose above flood stage the morning of June 21st, cresting around 13.35 feet above flood stage (1248.35 feet) on June 22nd. This crest is in the Major Stage and broke the previous record. The river then fell below flood stage on the afternoon of June 30th. For a more comprehensive description of flood damage, please see other entries for Lyon County.
April 2023FloodKlondike-The Big Sioux River near Canton, SD rose above flood stage on the morning of April 10th before cresting around 1.02 feet above flood stage (1236.02 feet) on April 10th. The river then fell below flood stage on the morning of April 13th.
May 2022HailKlondike-Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
August 2021HailKlondike-Hail was mostly pea sized for around 5 minutes, but largest hailstones were the size of quarters.
March 2020FloodKlondike-With rainfall of 1.51 inches at Canton and averaged amounts of 1.00 to 1.50 inches around Sioux Falls, the Big Sioux River above Canton (gage site CBSS2) rose to minor flood briefly late month. The river crested at 0.23 feet above flood stage on March 30, resulting in minor flooding of crop and pasture land.
May 2019FloodKlondike-This is a continuation of flooding from April. The Big Sioux River above Canton (gage site CBSS2) remained in flood through the month. While much of the month was mired in minor flooding, late month rains pushed the river to a crest into major flood stage at 5.55 feet above flood stage on May 30, the fifth highest stage on record. Significant agricultural flooding persisted, with no opportunity for spring planting throughout the flood plain. The river remained at moderate flood stage at the end of the month.
June 2019FloodKlondike-A continuation of flooding from May, the Big Sioux River above Canton (gage site CBSS2) began the month at 4.81 feet above flood stage. Significant amounts of agricultural land remained flooded, and further impeded spring planting.
July 2019FloodKlondike-The Big Sioux River above Canton (gage site CBSS2) crested 2.03 feet above flood stage on July 18, impacting mainly crop and pasture land.
July 2019FloodKlondike-The Big Sioux River above Canton (gage site CBSS2) crested 0.38 feet above flood stage on July 10. Flooding impact was limited to inundation of crop and pasture land.
March 2019FloodKlondike-Snow melt and heavy rainfall (measured 1.75 inches at Canton and 2.19 inches near Harrisburg) resulted in extensive flooding of agricultural land in the flood plain. An operational railroad bridge was completely washed out by flood waters. The Big Sioux River above Canton (gage site CBSS2) reached the third highest crest on record at 9.68 feet above flood stage on March 15. The river remained in major flood stage at the end of the month.
April 2019FloodKlondike-Runoff from occasional precipitation in late March and April maintained significant flooding of agricultural and pasture lands near the Big Sioux River. The Big Sioux River above Canton (gage site CBSS2) crested twice during the month. The first crest at 4.91 feet above flood stage occurred on April 1. The second crested briefly in major flood stage at 5.49 feet above flood stage on April 8. Minor flooding continued at the end of the month.
April 2018FloodKlondike-Snow melt and runoff from periods of heavier rainfall produced minor flooding which produced significant impact to lowland agricultural areas. River levels reached 1.7 feet above flood stage at Canton (gage site CBSS2) on April 29. The river remained at minor flood stage at the end of the month.
June 2018FloodKlondike-A week of periodic heavy rainfall ending June 26 resulted in a widespread 5 to 9 inches of rainfall, much of which occurred on June 20 and 25. Specific weekly totals included 6.28 inches near Larchwood, 7.47 inches at Canton, 8.14 inches near Garretson, 9.19 inches near Lester and a variety of reports from 5 to 7 inches around the Sioux Falls metro area. Major flooding occurred with significant amounts of crop and pasture land inundated as the river crested near Canton (gage site CBSS2) 7.2 feet above flood stage on June 22. After falling, a second crest 4.0 feet above flood stage occurred on June 27. The river dropped below flood stage on June 29.
July 2018FloodKlondike-Crop and pasture land near the Big Sioux River was impacted as river levels climbed to 0.4 feet above flood stage near Canton (gage site CBSS2) on July 4.
September 2018FloodKlondike-Rainfall across the Sioux Falls area and southward in the Big Sioux basin from September 18-20 totaled generally 5 to 7 inches. Major flooding resulted with all crop and pasture land in the half-mile wide flood plain inundated. The Big Sioux River above Canton (gage site CBSS2) crested 6.0 feet above flood stage on September 22, the third highest crest on record.
October 2018FloodKlondike-A steady moderate rainfall during October 9-10 - resulting in 1.50 to 2.00 inches of rainfall - produced yet another period of minor flooding of crop and pasture land as the Big Sioux River at Canton (gage site CBSS2) crested 0.9 feet above flood stage on October 11.
July 2008HailKlondike-Large hail, accompanied by damaging winds, damaged crops. The amount of crop damage was not known.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindKlondike-Thunderstorm winds, accompanied by large hail, stripped leaves from trees and damaged crops. The amount of crop damage was not known.
April 2006FloodKlondike-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lyon 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
Granite5.9 miles10
Larchwood6.5 miles7
Inwood7.3 miles7
Beloit7.9 miles11
Lester10.7 miles7
Alvord12.1 miles7
Doon17.0 miles7
Rock Rapids18.5 miles7

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464604. 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.