Riverside, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Nez Perce census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83544. The Survey maps it on the Orofino West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1924 USGS Kamiah quadrangle1:125000
- 1955 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Orofino West quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Orofino quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Orofino West quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Orofino West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
206 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 206 fires within 5 miles of Riverside between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,617 acres in total. 44 started naturally. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 68 |
| Natural | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | EUREKA RIDGE |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,631 acres | Clearwater Potlatch Timber Protective Association | CLOVER |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Clearwater Potlatch Timber Protective Association | RANCHETTES |
| 5 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Nez Perce Tribe | SLAUGHTER HOUSE |
| 5 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WIXSON HEIGHTS SUB |
| 5 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BEACH BUM |
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | AHSAHKA RIDGE |
| 3 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | OLD AHSAHKA GRADE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Riverside: 12 past producers, 3 occurrences, 3 producers, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Limestone, High Calcium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater Lime Products Co. Quarry | Limestone, General, Limestone, Ultra Pure | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Clearwater Lime Products Co. Quarry | Marble, Dimension, Limestone, General | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Clearwater Lime Products Co. Quarry | Limestone, Ultra Pure, Limestone, General | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Dewey | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Fords Creek Pit | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| North Fork, Clearwater River | Gold, Platinum | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Orofino | Calcium | Occurrence | ||
| Sylvanite Gold-Copper Property | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Clearwater | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Dworshak Dam Stone | Stone | Past Producer | Metamorphic |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Eddy | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Ahsahka | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Orofino | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| Konkolville | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Teakean | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Blake | 6.5 miles | 10 | |
| Peck | 7.2 miles | 8 | |
| Brunning | 8.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 389404. 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.






