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Dudley, Idaho

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Harrison census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83810. It stands on Fourth of July Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rose Lake quadrangle.

Dudley within Kootenai County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 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

93 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Dudley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 205 acres in total. 40 started naturally. 5 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
Natural40
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Equipment and vehicle use12
Recreation and ceremony7
Debris and open burning7
Arson/incendiarism5
Fireworks4
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor2

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
9 September 1996Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresIdaho Department of LandsSKEEL GULCH
7 September 2020Fireworksunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsSOUTH RIVER RD
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresCataldo Area OfficeWALL RIDGE
6 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsJULY CANYON
24 September 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsDUDLEY 2
16 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCataldo Area OfficeROSE LAKE
16 September 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsSKEEL BOVINE
12 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsCANYON ROAD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kootenai County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Dudley: 3 prospects, 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Copper. 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
Cataldo Clay DepositBrick ClayProspectUnknown
Crystal Spring ProspectCopperProspectVein
King Solomon ProspectLead, ZincProspectVein
Master Mine No. 1GoldPast Producer
Spokane ProspectLead, Copper, Zinc, SilverPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Kootenai County

Storms near this place

3 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dudley in 3 storm reports between 2012 and 2023: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 hail. 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
June 2023HailDudley$50,000Two reports of one inch hail from a thunderstorm in the area. The storm also caused ponding on roadways and widespread minor damage. The damage included tree limbs and downed power lines. It also damaged docks and boats along Lake Coeur D'Alene. An estimated 1700 customers lost power. Max wind gusts recorded was 39 MPH in Coeur D'Alene.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindDudley$1,000A large tree was blown down on highway 3 blocking the roadway near Interstate 90.
March 2022FloodDudley-There were locations across the central Idaho Panhandle that the Coeur d'Alene River reached action or minor flood stage: Dudley, Medimont, and Cataldo. Low laying areas, fields, and campgrounds saw minor flooding. The Coeur d'Alene River View Road, from Cataldo to Kingston, was closed due to water seeping over the road. The flooding was initiated by heavy rainfall and snow melt. There were no injuries or fatalities.

Every storm recorded in Kootenai 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
Canyon2.4 miles14
Rose Lake2.5 miles14
Lane6.4 miles15
Smaq'wqn Hill10.4 miles10
Medimont10.6 miles10
Wolf Lodge12.3 miles14
Springston16.9 miles10
Eddyville17.1 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397660. 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.