Bruneau, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Bruneau census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83604. The Survey maps it on the Bruneau quadrangle. 121 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,549 feet above sea level.
On record in Bruneau
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 1 record
Bruneau Episcopal Churchlisted 1982
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1947 USGS Bruneau quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Bruneau quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Bruneau quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Twin Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Twin Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Bruneau quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Glenns Ferry quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
58 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Bruneau between 1993 and 2020, burning about 13,149 acres in total. 13 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 | 18 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Boise District | MM68 HWY51 |
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | 51 acres | Boise District | CRANEFALLS |
| 8 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 101 acres | Twin Falls District | LOVER |
| 8 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Boise District | MM68 HWY51 |
| 4 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Boise District | LOVER |
| 3 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Boise District | BRUNEAUHIL |
| 23 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Boise District | COVE |
| 22 August 2010 | Natural | 60 acres | Boise District | LOVER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Bruneau: 10 prospects, 2 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Geothermal, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Volcanic Materials, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckaroo Ditch Pumicite Occurrence | Volcanic Materials | Occurrence | ||
| Buckaroo Ditch Pumicite Occurrence | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Idaho Calcium Corp | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| B. Bilbao | Geothermal | Prospect | ||
| E. Black | Geothermal | Prospect | ||
| E. Black | Geothermal | Prospect | ||
| E. Black | Geothermal | Prospect | ||
| G. Craig | Geothermal | Prospect | ||
| G. Hutchinson | Geothermal | Prospect | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
12 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bruneau in 12 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bruneau | - | Significant crop damage was reported due to a large outflow boundary from a storm. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bruneau | - | The RAWS at Twin Buttes recorded a wind gust of 63 MPH. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Bruneau | - | A trained spotter reported 1.3 inches of rain in approximately 50 minutes and flash flooding with water running over area roads. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Bruneau | - | Roads around Bruneau, Idaho were flooded and nearly impassable for almost 2 hours due to about 45 minutes of heavy rain. Law enforcement reported that debris and sediment were cleared from Hot Springs Road after the water had subsided. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bruneau | - | High winds blew down trees and power lines near Grand View and other parts of Owyhee County. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Bruneau | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bruneau | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Bruneau | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Bruneau | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Wildfire | Bruneau | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bruneau | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Heavy Rain | Bruneau | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs | 7.4 miles | 11 | |
| Grand View | 17.4 miles | 14 | |
| Buncel Place | 25.8 miles | 9 | |
| Doyle Place | 28.5 miles | 9 | |
| Comical Turn | 28.7 miles | 8 | |
| Cottonwood (historical) | 29.4 miles | 8 | |
| Harvey Place | 29.4 miles | 9 | |
| Morgan Place | 29.8 miles | 17 |
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 Bruneau | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4978901 | 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 396181. 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.






