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Bark River, Michigan

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Bark River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49807. The Survey maps it on the Bark River quadrangle.

Bark River within Delta County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

56 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Bark River between 1992 and 2020, burning about 160 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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
Debris and open burning30
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Equipment and vehicle use3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Arson/incendiarism3
Recreation and ceremony2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Fireworks2
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 August 2001Debris and open burning3.4 acresMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
2 July 2013Fireworksunder an acreMichigan AgencyBOTTLE ROCKET
13 July 2001Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
7 May 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.4 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesBELLY-FULL
7 May 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
26 May 1995Debris and open burning1.3 acresMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
17 May 2010Debris and open burning1.0 acresMichigan AgencyBLANKET
14 May 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreMichigan AgencyB1 RD NS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Delta County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bark River: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Steve Marvic Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Delta County

Storms near this place

14 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bark River in 14 storm reports between 1999 and 2021: 7 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2020Thunderstorm WindBark River$1,000The Delta County Road Commission reported a few minor trees down blocking a lane along Highways US-41/US-2 near Bark River. The time of the delayed report was estimated from radar.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindBark River$1,000The Delta County Sheriff reported power out at the Island Resort and Casino.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindBark River-The spotter near Bark River measured thunderstorm wind gusts at 58 mph, although estimated gusts were likely much higher.
August 2020HailBark River-One inch diameter hail was observed near Bark River.
June 2016HailBark River-The Bark River Fire Department observed penny to nickel-sized hail.
July 2013Funnel CloudBark River-Funnel cloud was spotted just north of U.S. Highways 2 and 41 and was headed east.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindBark River-A wind gust to 62 mph was reported.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindBark River-A 66 mph wind gust was recorded.
July 2003HailBark River-Three-quarter inch diameter hail was reported
July 2003HailBark River-Three-quarter inch diameter hail was reported
August 2002HailBark River-Nickel sized hail was reported.
May 2008HailBark River-no account filed
May 2000HailBark River-no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindBark River-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Delta County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Tesch3.1 miles9
Narenta3.5 miles8
Schaffer3.5 miles9
Hyde5.7 miles8
Pine Ridge7.2 miles8
Riverland7.3 miles9
Island View7.5 miles8
Ford River9.0 miles8

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 620602. 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.