North Fork, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Salmon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83466. It stands on North Fork Salmon River. The Survey maps it on the North Fork quadrangle. It stands 3,632 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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 Dillon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS North Fork quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Salmon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
90 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of North Fork between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,387 acres in total. 58 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 58 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | BOBCAT GULCH |
| 30 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Salmon-Challis National Forest | JULY |
| 28 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,862 acres | Salmon-Challis National Forest | RIVER BREAKS |
| 20 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | BOBCAT |
| 15 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | not named |
| 9 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | SAGE |
| 9 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | COMET |
| 7 August 1998 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Salmon-Challis National Forest | DRY GULCH |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of North Fork: 10 occurrences, 4 prospects, 4 unknowns, 3 past producers. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Thorium, Titanium, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobcat Gulch Prospect | Molybdenum, Copper, Gold | Prospect | 1977 | |
| Lang Claim | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Last Chance Prospect | Copper, Thorium, REE, Titanium | Prospect | Allanite, Chalcopyrite, Ilmenite, Monazite, Rutile, Xenotime | |
| Little Thompson Gulch Prospect | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Radiant Claims | Thorium, REE, Titanium | Occurrence | Allanite, Ilmenite, Monazite, Rutile | |
| Salmon River Uranium Development Co. | Thorium, Uranium, Titanium | Prospect | ||
| Copper Queen | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Copper Queen | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Rattlesnake Prospect | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Gold, Silver | |
| Wagonhammer Prospect | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Gold |
Storms near this place
18 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Fork in 18 storm reports between 2004 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 4 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Debris Flow | North Fork | $5,000 | There were reports received that multiple large debris slides occurred between Pine Creek and Panther Creek along the Salmon River Road, leading to rescue operations to free stranded motorists. There were also reports of large boulders on the road between Indianola and Spring Creek Campground. |
| August 2009 | Hail | North Fork | $4,000 | Large hail up to 1.75 inches was reported by the public in Carmen. In addition, shingles were blown off a roof. |
| May 2018 | Hail | North Fork | $2,000 | Hail damaged skylights, air conditioning units and caused leaks in a few RV's at a nearby campground. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | North Fork | $2,000 | Very wet thunderstorms triggered flash flooding in the Kriley Creek drainage. This debris flow traveled over the northbound lane of highway 93 shutting it down for a period. The BLM road Kriley Gulch Rd was closed in the Kriley Creek drainage due to another separate washout. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Fork | $1,000 | The Kriley Creek RAWS at 5,200 ft. MSL reported a hurricane force wind gust associated with a wet multicellular thunderstorm. It also reported a 69 mph gust during the 4:51 to 5:51 pm MDT hour. Doppler radar data shows that this gust probably occurred after 5:30 pm MDT. It also showed a wind shift from a west-southwest to a north-northeast direction as the storm passed to the northeast between the 5:51 and 6:51 pm MDT observations. This potentially could be classified as a wet microburst. Power and phone outages were reported in North Fork. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | North Fork | - | A debris flow occurred above the Hot Springs ranch road south of the Tower Creek area. The Idaho Department of Transportation cleaned it up with a grader. |
| August 2019 | Hail | North Fork | - | A local business near the 4th of July Creek estimated the hail that fell to be the size of quarters. |
| September 2013 | Heavy Rain | North Fork | - | The Kriley Creek RAWS, located at 5,200 ft MSL, reported 0.52 of rain in one hour. Radar data reveals that the rain could have fallen much quicker in approximately 30 minutes or less. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Fork | - | Kriley Creek RAWS measured a gust of 73 mph. This site is at 5200 feet elevation. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | North Fork | - | Law enforcement relayed reports of mudslides along the Forth of July Creek Road near milemarker 321 on Highway 93. The combination of mudslides, rocks and boulders made Fourth of July Creek Road impassable. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | North Fork | - | Highway 93 was flooded with a debris flow at Kriley Creek. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Fork | - | The wind gust was measured by the Kriley Creek RAWS site. |
| August 2009 | Hail | North Fork | - | Quarter sized hail north of Carmen accumulated three to four inches deep. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | North Fork | - | Local media received reports of minor debris flows along the North Fork of the Salmon River in and around the town of North Fork, ID and westward towards Shoup, ID from heavy rainfall that fell on the unstable slopes. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Fork | - | The Kriley Creek RAWS station reported a wind gust to 63 mph. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Fork | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Fork | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Fork | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses (historical) | 9.1 miles | 10 | |
| Gibbonsville | 11.0 miles | 13 | |
| Carmen | 12.5 miles | 13 | |
| Leesburg | 14.1 miles | 10 | |
| Shoup | 15.1 miles | 10 | |
| Salmon | 16.7 miles | 13 | |
| Blackbird | 23.5 miles | 10 | |
| Cobalt | 25.0 miles | 10 |
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 North Fork | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7055370 | 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 396968. 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.






