Deep Creek, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1959. It stands in the Buhl census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83316. The Survey maps it on the Buhl quadrangle. It stands 3,606 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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 Twin Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Buhl quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Twin Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Buhl quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Deep Creek between 1996 and 2020, burning about 663 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 1996 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Boise District | HAWK |
| 4 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 100 acres | Idaho Falls District | SALMON CREEK |
| 30 September 2004 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4.0 acres | Twin Falls District | SINKINGCYN |
| 29 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Twin Falls District | SINKINGCAN |
| 26 August 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | 4100 ROAD |
| 20 August 1998 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Boise District | WOODRAT |
| 19 August 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 46 acres | Twin Falls District | MAGIC WATERS |
| 16 August 1998 | Natural | 186 acres | Boise District | BLUE GULCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Deep Creek: 5 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Blue Gulch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wynn Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin (historical) | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Buhl | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Fairview | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Castleford | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Abbey (historical) | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Cedar | 7.4 miles | 9 | |
| Clover | 10.0 miles | 9 | |
| Peavey | 10.3 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 Deep Creek | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q117025401 | 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 396386. 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.



