Lowman, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Garden Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83637. It stands on Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lowman quadrangle. 44 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,776 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresLowman grew from 42 to 44 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 42 | |
| 2020 | 44 | +2 (+5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1909 USGS Garden Valley quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Lowman quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Deadwood River quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
69 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Lowman between 1992 and 2019, burning about 20 acres in total. 54 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 54 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Boise National Forest | SMOKEY ROCK |
| 5 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | DEADWOOD JIM |
| 26 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | HIGHWAY 17 |
| 21 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | STAUB |
| 20 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | HUCKLEBERRY |
| 2 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | ROAD FORK |
| 18 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | OXBOW |
| 12 September 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Boise National Forest | KIRKHAM |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Lowman: 5 prospects, 4 occurrences, 3 past producers, 2 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Geothermal, Stone, Dimension, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Mtn. Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Silica | Unknown | ||
| Crow Prospect | Gold, Stone, Dimension | Prospect | ||
| Haven Hot Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Kirkham Hot Springs | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Lick Creek Prospect | Stone, Dimension | Prospect | ||
| Hillside #1 Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Hillside #11 Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Hillside #12 Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Hillside #16 Prospect | Gold | Prospect |
Storms near this place
9 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lowman in 9 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 3 flash flood, 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 debris flow. 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 2008 | Flash Flood | Lowman | $100,000 | Forest Service Roads were washed out with debris flows. The top end of Fall Creek road was washed out and the West Fork of James Creek near Atlanta road was also washed out. A new washout scar was seen in the wilderness area near Jackson Peak on the Upper North Fork of the Boise River. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Lowman | - | A Forest Service official reported that Forest Service Road 555 (Scott Mtn Rd) was washed out as a result of a stream of water ran over the road. The radar estimated rainfall total was 0.3 inches, with a maximum estimated rainfall rate of 2 inches per hour. Timing was estimated from peak hydrophobic unit flow. |
| September 2024 | Debris Flow | Lowman | - | Debris flows from heavy rain on the Bulldog Fire blocked parts of Forest Service Road 698. |
| November 2024 | Heavy Rain | Lowman | - | The mesonet station LLGI1, at NRAWS 9, measured 1.18 inches of rain. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowman | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down large trees and power lines at Pine Flat Campground west of Lowman. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Lowman | - | Mud slide on Scott Mountain road. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Lowman | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowman | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Lowman | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Creek Summit Home | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Banner | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Grimes Pass | 12.8 miles | 13 | |
| Tenmile Summer Home Area | 13.8 miles | 18 | |
| Pioneerville | 14.4 miles | 19 | |
| Washington Mill | 15.1 miles | 19 | |
| Garden Valley | 17.6 miles | 14 | |
| Centerville | 18.6 miles | 20 |
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 Lowman | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3837893 | 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 396826. 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.






