Wolf Lake, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Peacock Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49304. The Survey maps it on the Stewart Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1933 USGS Peacock SE quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Wellston quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Wellston SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Cadillac quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Stewart Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
81 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Wolf Lake between 1992 and 2020, burning about 163 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 burning | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | OLD BOTTLE |
| 1 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LAKE 04 |
| 8 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | LEISURE FIRE |
| 18 August 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | CANNON |
| 14 August 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | CLOUD NINE |
| 1 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | 16 TH. STREET |
| 7 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | BROOKS |
| 4 July 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | SPARKLER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Wolf Lake: 2 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Webber Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wolf Lake in 4 storm reports between 1998 and 2019: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolf Lake | $250,000 | Numerous trees were blown down across much of Lake county. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Wolf Lake | - | Law enforcement near Wolf Lake reported hail the size of a quarter (one inch) in diameter. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolf Lake | - | The storms that moved through Lake County produced reports of tree damage and subsevere hail. The hardest hit location appeared to be near the Wolf Lake area, where trees and power lines were downed and a report of hail estimated at 0.88 inch diameter fell. |
| September 1998 | Hail | Wolf Lake | - | 3/4" hail produced by supercell moving east. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peacock | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Little Manistee | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Baldwin | 7.3 miles | 16 | |
| Idlewild | 8.5 miles | 16 | |
| Luther | 8.5 miles | 14 | |
| Sauble | 8.8 miles | 14 | |
| Nirvana | 9.8 miles | 13 | |
| Marlborough | 9.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1622781. 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.







