BlockKabetogama, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Kabetogama Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56669. It lies near Sphunge Islands. The Survey maps it on the Kabetogama quadrangle.
On record in Kabetogama
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Kabetogama Ranger Station Districtlisted 1993 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS International Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS International Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS International Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Kabetogama quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Littlefork quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Kabetogama quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
32 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Kabetogama between 1992 and 2020, burning about 14 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 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 | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Voyageurs National Park | BONUS |
| 5 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Voyageurs National Park | BITTERSWEET |
| 3 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Voyageurs National Park | BITTERSWEET |
| 16 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Voyageurs National Park | EAGLEPERCH |
| 9 August 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Voyageurs National Park | NASHATA PT |
| 3 August 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Voyageurs National Park | HEADLIGHT ISLAND |
| 4 July 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Voyageurs National Park | NW CAMEL |
| 30 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Storms near this place
18 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kabetogama in 18 storm reports between 2005 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 2 flood, 1 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kabetogama | 2 hurt | Two campers were injured when thunderstorm winds brought down a tree onto their tent in Voyageurs National Park. |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kabetogama | $5,000 | A tree was downed onto a power line near the Kabetogama Visitor Center during the storm. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kabetogama | - | A large pine tree was blown down. |
| July 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Kabetogama | - | A damage survey of a tornado within Voyageurs National Park has |been completed and confirmed a tornado from approximately Locator |Lake, approximately 6.4 miles north of Kabetogama, to Marion Bay |on Rainy Lake, approximately 9.2 miles north-northeast of |Kabetogama. The tornado likely extended farther northeast across |Rainy Lake and possibly into Canada, so the length of this tornado|should be considered an estimate. The end point location is |estimated from video of the tornado moving over Rainy Lake. This |survey was completed using photos and videos from Voyageurs |National Park, the public, and business owners in the region. Very|special thanks to Voyageurs National Park for sharing aerial |images of the damage path which was critical to assessing the |path, width, and severity of this tornado. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kabetogama | - | There were two 2.5' diameter trees uprooted near the Ash River. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kabetogama | - | Trees were uprooted on the south side of Lake Kabetogama. |
| June 2014 | Flood | Kabetogama | - | High water levels on Lake Kabetogama inundated docks and threatened, damaged, and destroyed lakeshore property. |
| June 2014 | Flood | Kabetogama | - | High water levels on Rainy Lake threatened, damaged, and destroyed property along the shoreline of Rainy Lake and its islands. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Kabetogama | - | Water was covering some roads in Kabetogama. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kabetogama | - | Power lines and trees were blown down in the Kabetogama and Ash River Trail areas. A 420 foot tower was blown over. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Kabetogama | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Kabetogama | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kabetogama | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Kabetogama | - | no account filed |
| September 2008 | Hail | Kabetogama | - | no account filed |
| September 2008 | Hail | Kabetogama | - | no account filed |
| September 2008 | Hail | Kabetogama | - | no account filed |
| September 2008 | Hail | Kabetogama | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbutus | 9.1 miles | 8 | |
| Ash Lake | 16.2 miles | 7 | |
| Kettle Falls | 21.0 miles | 9 | |
| Nett Lake | 22.8 miles | 7 | |
| Cusson | 25.1 miles | 7 | |
| Orr | 28.5 miles | 7 | |
| Glendale | 29.8 miles | 7 | |
| Crane Lake | 30.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 661605. 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.
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.