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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.

Rochert within Becker County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

99 since 1992

Regional 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 burning55
Equipment and vehicle use18
Arson/incendiarism10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Smoking4
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Fireworks1
Recreation and ceremony1
Natural1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
29 September 2012Smoking3.6 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
13 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
8 July 2006Naturalunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
3 June 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
24 June 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
22 June 1995Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
7 May 2013Equipment and vehicle use6.0 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
7 May 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Becker County

Storms near this place

27 since 1997

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1998Tornado (F0)Rochert$20,0002 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 2016Flash FloodRochert$2,000Fields and access roads were flooded. The observer measured 3.60 inches of rain since 3 pm CST and 7.58 inches since Saturday.
October 1997Thunderstorm WindRochert$2,000Trees were blown down at Height of Land Lake.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindRochert$200Tree limbs were blown down.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindRochert-Trees blown over on Highway 34.
July 2023HailRochert-Public relays image of half-dollar sized hail via Facebook.
July 2023HailRochert-Broadcast Media relays image of large hail in Pickerel Lake, MN.
June 2022Tornado (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 2022Thunderstorm WindRochert-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 2022HailRochert-Received a public report of quarter to half dollar sized hail. Reports and photos posted via social media. Time estimated based on radar.
June 2020HailRochert-Quarter sized hail and 0.49 inches of rain was reported.
June 2019HailRochert-Quarter to half dollar sized hail fell.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindRochert-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 2017HailRochert-Large hail and strong winds occurred between Rochert and Height of Land Lake. Trees were blown down in many locations.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindRochert-Wind damage occurred along highway 113 between Richwood and Detroit Lakes. Two semi trucks were overturned along with damage to grain bins.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindRochert-A large maple tree was blown over.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindRochert-Several eight to ten inch diameter trees were blown down.
June 2012HailRochert-The hail fell at Pickeral Lake.
June 2012HailRochert-The report was made via Facebook.
July 2020HailRochert-no account filed
June 2020HailRochert-no account filed
June 2019HailRochert-no account filed
June 2016HailRochert-no account filed
August 2015HailRochert-no account filed
August 2015HailRochert-no account filed
May 2004HailRochert-no account filed
May 2004HailRochert-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Becker County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Detroit Lakes8.9 miles10
Town Lake Estates9.1 miles12
Frazee9.1 miles12
Richwood10.7 miles10
Richards12.0 miles11
Westbury12.4 miles9
Shoreham13.2 miles11
Evergreen14.3 miles10

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 RochertAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7353915The 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.