BlockWilliams Lake Resort, Idaho
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Patterson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83467. The Survey maps it on the Williams Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 12 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.
- 1950 USGS Salmon quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Salmon quadrangle1:62500
- 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
- 1981 USGS Salmon quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Williams Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
47 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Williams Lake Resort between 1992 and 2019, burning about 907 acres in total. 32 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 | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | RANCH |
| 7 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | RANCH |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | CAMP |
| 7 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | TWIN PEAKS |
| 5 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | GOLDBUG |
| 5 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | BRINEY |
| 5 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | DUMMY |
| 28 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | CAMP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Williams Lake Resort: 7 occurrences, 4 producers, 2 past producers, 2 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Uranium, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nautalis Claims | Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Shirley Ann Claims | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Twin Peaks Mine | Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | 1927 | |
| Bull | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Bull | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Williams Creek Community Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Williams Creek Shale Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| E-Dah-How Claim Group | Uranium | Past Producer | Vein | |
| E-Dah-How Claim Group | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Mont-Ida Uranium Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence |
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.
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.
| Wikidata item Q122556195 | 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 394354. 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.