BlockStennett, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Sherman Township. It lies in ZIP code area 51566. The Survey maps it on the Red Oak North quadrangle. It stands 1,142 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Red Oak North quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Stennett between 2013 and 2015, burning about 160 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 120 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 January 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Stennett: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Red Oak Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stennett Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stennett in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 4 flood, 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2014 | Flood | Stennett | $5,000 | A slow moving thunderstorm complex lead to heavy rainfall on the 9th causing the East Nishnabotna River to rise above flood stage around the Red Oak area. The river rose above flood stage during the early morning on the 10th, crested during mid afternoon and fell below flood stage during the evening. The flooding was minor and confined to low-lying areas. |
| October 2014 | Flood | Stennett | $5,000 | Heavy rainfall in late September led to river flooding into early October along the East Nishnabotna River. The river rose to flood stage in the afternoon on the 1st, crested in the evening, and fell below flood stage just after midnight on the 2nd. The flooding was minor and confined to low-lying areas along the river. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stennett | - | A personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph. |
| June 2015 | Flood | Stennett | - | Minor flooding was observed along the East Nishnabotna River near Red Oak. The river crested 2.23 feet above flood stage at 20.23 feet. This resulted in flooding generally of agricultural low lands along the west bank of the river. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Stennett | - | Rainfall of 3 to 5 inches fell over much of southwest Iowa during the late afternoon and overnight hours of June 4th and 5th. The heavy rain caused the East Nishnabotna River to flood in Montgomery county. The river at Red Oak crested at 21.9 feet around 845 am CDT on June 5th. Flood stage is 18 feet. The river at Red Oak was above flood stage from around 115 am until 430 pm on June 5th. The flooding closed several county roads and flooded agricultural lowlands. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Stennett | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Stennett | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Frankfort (historical) | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Red Oak | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Biddick (historical) | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Wales | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| Wallin | 7.6 miles | 9 | |
| Stanton | 8.9 miles | 8 | |
| McPherson | 9.3 miles | 9 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Stennett | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7607596 | The 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 464759. 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.