Rochert, Minnesota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Erie Township. The Survey maps it on the Rochert quadrangle. It stands 1,440 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1953 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rochert quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Detroit Lakes quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
99 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Rochert between 1992 and 2020, burning about 475 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 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 | 55 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 September 2012 | Smoking | 3.6 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 June 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 June 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
27 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rochert in 27 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 16 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Rochert | $20,000 | 2 tornadoes touched down on the east side of Height of Land Lake, blowing down many trees and damaging 6 homes. 2 trees fell on one cabin and another tree fell on a garage. Boat lifts and docks were smashed and power was knocked out. One home reported several broken windows due to the tornadoes with everything in the house covered with fine sand. The tornadoes crossed highway 34 and dissipated. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Rochert | $2,000 | Fields and access roads were flooded. The observer measured 3.60 inches of rain since 3 pm CST and 7.58 inches since Saturday. |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochert | $2,000 | Trees were blown down at Height of Land Lake. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochert | $200 | Tree limbs were blown down. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochert | - | Trees blown over on Highway 34. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Rochert | - | Public relays image of half-dollar sized hail via Facebook. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Rochert | - | Broadcast Media relays image of large hail in Pickerel Lake, MN. |
| June 2022 | Tornado (EF2) | Rochert | - | This tornado was likely wrapped in downburst winds for portions of its nearly 31 mile path through Little Toad Lake, Toad Lake, and Wolf Lake, ending around 2 se of Menagha by 1035 pm cdt. Numerous pine, oak, and poplar trees were violently snapped or uprooted along with several wooden power poles. Farm outbuilding roofs were ripped off. A modern hog barn, an older style barn, and several smaller outbuildings were blown down at various farmsteads. Max winds to 115 mph, with a max width of 600 yards. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochert | - | Becker county Sheriffs office reported widespread damage near the Cotton Lake and Rochert area. Damage included numerous trees and power lines down, a large tree fell into the kitchen of a home, and numerous trees were blocking roads. Time estimated from radar. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Rochert | - | Received a public report of quarter to half dollar sized hail. Reports and photos posted via social media. Time estimated based on radar. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Rochert | - | Quarter sized hail and 0.49 inches of rain was reported. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Rochert | - | Quarter to half dollar sized hail fell. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochert | - | Numerous large tree branches were blown down around Height of Land Township. A few trees were uprooted on the north side of Height of Land Lake. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Rochert | - | Large hail and strong winds occurred between Rochert and Height of Land Lake. Trees were blown down in many locations. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochert | - | Wind damage occurred along highway 113 between Richwood and Detroit Lakes. Two semi trucks were overturned along with damage to grain bins. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochert | - | A large maple tree was blown over. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochert | - | Several eight to ten inch diameter trees were blown down. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Rochert | - | The hail fell at Pickeral Lake. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Rochert | - | The report was made via Facebook. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Rochert | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Rochert | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Rochert | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Rochert | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Rochert | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Rochert | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Rochert | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Rochert | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lakes | 8.9 miles | 10 | |
| Town Lake Estates | 9.1 miles | 12 | |
| Frazee | 9.1 miles | 12 | |
| Richwood | 10.7 miles | 10 | |
| Richards | 12.0 miles | 11 | |
| Westbury | 12.4 miles | 9 | |
| Shoreham | 13.2 miles | 11 | |
| Evergreen | 14.3 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Rochert | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7353915 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 650178. 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.





