Bruce Eddy, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Nez Perce census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83544. The Survey maps it on the Ahsahka quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1955 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Ahsahka quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Potlatch quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Ahsahka quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Ahsahka quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
216 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 216 fires within 5 miles of Bruce Eddy between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,366 acres in total. 45 started naturally. 13 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 | 67 |
| Natural | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 38 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | EUREKA RIDGE |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,631 acres | Clearwater Potlatch Timber Protective Association | CLOVER |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Clearwater Potlatch Timber Protective Association | RANCHETTES |
| 5 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Nez Perce Tribe | SLAUGHTER HOUSE |
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | FREEMAN CREEK |
| 5 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WIXSON HEIGHTS SUB |
| 5 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BEACH BUM |
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | AHSAHKA RIDGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Bruce Eddy: 10 past producers, 4 producers, 2 occurrences, 2 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Limestone, High Calcium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater Lime Products Co. Quarry | Limestone, Ultra Pure, Limestone, General | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Dewey | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Fords Creek Pit | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Freeman Creek Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| North Fork, Clearwater River | Gold, Platinum | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Sylvanite Gold-Copper Property | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Clearwater | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Dworshak Dam Stone | Stone | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Olson Asbestos | Asbestos | Unknown | ||
| Orofino | Limestone, General | Past 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.
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 Q122542228 | 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 396180. 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.





