Lost River, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Arco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83255. The Survey maps it on the Arco North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1955 USGS Idaho Falls quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Idaho Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Arco North quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Arco quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Lost River between 1995 and 2012, burning about 34 acres in total. 2 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 | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2001 | Other causes | 1.3 acres | Idaho Falls District | CELLER |
| 10 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 acres | Idaho Falls District | MOORE |
| 3 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | LOST RIVER |
| 27 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | ARCO |
| 24 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | STAR HOPE |
| 2 July 2007 | Fireworks | 16 acres | Idaho Falls District | ARCO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lost River: 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champagne | Gold | Plant | 1989 |
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lost River in 1 storm report in 2024: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lost River | - | A 61 mph wind gust measured at the Lost River rest area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moore | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Arco | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Butte City | 8.7 miles | 9 | |
| Darlington | 8.9 miles | 10 | |
| Era | 13.3 miles | 12 | |
| Antelope (historical) | 14.4 miles | 12 | |
| Martin | 15.7 miles | 12 | |
| Howe | 20.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396821. 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.



