BlockBruce, Minnesota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Martin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56138. The Survey maps it on the Valley Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Valley Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Bruce in 2010, burning about 5 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1243 BUCHANAN AVE, IOWA |
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Bruce: 3 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flanagan Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Scott Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Swenson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tolverson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Webster Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bruce in 4 storm reports between 2019 and 2024: 4 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Flood | Bruce | $2,000,000 | Rainfall amounts across Rock County from June 20-22 ranged from 2 to 7 inches. Widespread overland flooding ensued with additional moderate to major flooding along the Rock River and Split Rock Creek.||During peak flooding, numerous township, county, and state roads were under water and closed. A No Travel Advisory was issued by law enforcement. Interstate 90 was under water and briefly closed between Luverne and Worthington where a swift water rescue was conducted near mile marker 17. U.S. Highway 75 was also closed from Luverne to the Iowa state line. ||In Luverne, numerous roads were reported under water and flood waters from the Rock River inundated Redbird Field and the Luverne City Park. Preliminary damage assessments estimate loss to public infrastructure to be at least 2 million dollars. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Bruce | $215,000 | Water flowed over multiple areas of U.S. Highway 71, mainly in areas east of Steen and near Hardwick. Numerous other county and township roads were covered by water at times. The property damage costs include estimates for public property losses. |
| September 2019 | Flood | Bruce | $50,000 | Damage to several county and township roads resulted from significant ponding of water, mainly for areas north of Interstate 90. Hardest hit were areas near County Roads 65 and 10 in far northern Rock County. Property damage costs are rough estimates. Flooding also resulted in crop losses across the area. Crop loss estimates provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Bruce | - | During crop planting season, prolonged flooding led to the loss of or inability to plant crops across the area. Crop loss estimates provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
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 654617. 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.