BlockWatersmeet, Michigan
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Watersmeet Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49969. It stands on Duck Creek. The Survey maps it on the Watersmeet quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1952 USGS Watersmeet quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Watersmeet quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Wakefield quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Watersmeet quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Watersmeet between 1998 and 2012, burning about 21 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ottawa National Forest | SITE 11 |
| 21 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ottawa National Forest | BRUSH HOG FIRE |
| 8 May 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Ottawa National Forest | BUTCH'S |
| 30 May 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ottawa National Forest | MARION |
| 3 May 1999 | Natural | 20 acres | Ottawa National Forest | OX YOKE LAKE |
| 25 May 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ottawa National Forest | PITLIK PIT FIRE |
| 24 May 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Ottawa National Forest | NO TOOL FIRE |
| 7 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ottawa National Forest | SUPERIOR SAWMILL FIR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Watersmeet: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Valley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
36 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Watersmeet in 36 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 24 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 3 heavy rain. The reports record 1 death. 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 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watersmeet | 1 killed, $5,000 | Large trees down. One tree fell on fiber-glass camper resulting in a fataility at Imp Lake Campground in Ottawa National Forest. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watersmeet | $5,000 | Numerous trees blown down. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watersmeet | $4,000 | The 911 dispatcher said they received numerous reports about downed trees and power lines. There were also reports on varying degrees of tree damage. No specifics on tree damage or location were available. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watersmeet | $2,000 | The Gogebic/Iron County Central Dispatch reported several trees down in Watersmeet. Time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watersmeet | $1,000 | The Gogebic County Sheriff reported a large tree down on Highway M-45 just north of Watersmeet. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Watersmeet | - | Broadcast media showed a video of hail covering the ground at a golf course with the largest hail being 1.5 inches. |
| August 2021 | Hail | Watersmeet | - | Picture of two-inch diameter hailstone next to ruler sent from near Watersmeet to a local media outlet. The exact location of the report is unknown and the time is estimated from radar. |
| August 2021 | Hail | Watersmeet | - | The public submitted a photo of a baseball-sized hailstone near Watersmeet to a local news station immediately after the hail stopped at 300 CDT. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Watersmeet | - | Dime to nickel sized hail with heavy rain was reported in Watersmeet at Lac Vieux Desert Golf Course and the Ottawa National Forest Visitor Center. No strong winds were reported. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Watersmeet | - | The Watersmeet observing station measured 1.42 inches of rainfall in just over ten hours. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Watersmeet | - | There was a delayed report of 1.25 inch diameter hail at Watersmeet. Time of the event was estimated from radar. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Watersmeet | - | Rainfall totals between 1.5 and 2.5 inches were reported across Gogebic County from the evening of the 9th through the afternoon of the 10th...heaviest near the Watersmeet area. |
| October 2012 | Heavy Rain | Watersmeet | - | The Ottawa National Forest Visitor Center in Watersmeet measured 2.75 inches of rainfall during the event. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watersmeet | - | Several trees down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watersmeet | - | Four to five trees down on Highway US-45. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watersmeet | - | Four 1-foot diameter trees down along US Highway 2 near Watersmeet. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watersmeet | - | Several 6-12 inch diameter trees down. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watersmeet | - | Power outages and several trees down. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watersmeet | - | Large tree down blocking road near Marion Lake. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Watersmeet | - | Golf-ball sized hail was reported and several large trees were blown down. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watersmeet | - | A 12-inch diameter tree was blown down. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watersmeet | - | Trees were blown down along Thousand Island Lake. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Watersmeet | - | Walnut sized hail covered the ground. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watersmeet | - | Numerous trees and power lines were down along US-45. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watersmeet | - | A two foot diameter pine tree was blown down across power lines. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watersmeet | - | Trees were blown down across power lines. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Watersmeet | - | One inch hail was reported. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watersmeet | - | A ten inch diameter tree branch was broken off. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watersmeet | - | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watersmeet | - | 8 to 10 inch diameter trees downed. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watersmeet | - | 10 to 12 inch diameter trees down. Power out. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watersmeet | - | 6 inch trees down on power lines. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watersmeet | - | several trees down |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watersmeet | - | Numerous trees down - power lines down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watersmeet | - | Trees down across US-2. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Watersmeet | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1622065. 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.