Spring Lake Park, Minnesota
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Spring Lake Park City. It lies in ZIP code area 55432. The Survey maps it on the New Brighton quadrangle. 7,188 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 902 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 22 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.
- 1902 USGS White Bear quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS New Brighton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS New Brighton quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS New Brighton quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Anoka quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Anoka quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS New Brighton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
40 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Spring Lake Park between 1998 and 2019, burning about 726 acres in total. None started naturally. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 June 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2018 | Other causes | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 May 2009 | Debris and open burning | 6.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 May 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Spring Lake Park: 2 producers, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anoka County Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Arsenal Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Minn Silica Sand Pit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Minnesota Silica Sand Pit | Silica | Producer | Sandstone |
Storms near this place
11 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spring Lake Park in 11 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Lake Park | $600,000 | Roof ripped off apartment building. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Lake Park | $25,000 | There were numerous reports of trees blown down from Fridley, to Spring Lake Park. In addition, two trees landed on a mobile home in Fridley. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Lake Park | $500 | A street sign was damaged, and a large tree was blown down in a grocery store parking lot. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Lake Park | - | In addition to the measured 55 knot wind gust at the Anoka airport, the local emergency manager reported numerous downed trees and power lines across the southern portion of Anoka County, south and west of the airport. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Spring Lake Park | - | Several reports of large hail occurred around the cities of Spring Lake Park, Fridley and Columbia Heights. The largest hail stone was ping pong size. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Lake Park | - | Damage occurred at 72599 240th St. One tree felled over main entrance public access road. Many branches severed from area trees. Both dugouts at baseball field were damaged. Several trees felled near baseball field. Large branch felled over Western road leading to park. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Lake Park | - | A large tree was blown onto a roof causing considerable damage. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Spring Lake Park | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Spring Lake Park | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Spring Lake Park | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Lake Park | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fridley | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Coon Rapids | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Blaine | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Hilltop | 3.8 miles | 22 | |
| Oak Park | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Coon Creek | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Lexington | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Columbia Heights | 4.8 miles | 21 |
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 Spring Lake Park | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1927062 | 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 652480. 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.











