Two Inlets, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Two Inlets Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56470. It stands on Indian Creek. The Survey maps it on the Two Inlets quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Bemidji quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Two Inlets quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Lake Itasca quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
59 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Two Inlets between 1992 and 2019, burning about 366 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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 | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.3 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.8 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
18 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Two Inlets in 18 storm reports between 2000 and 2022: 9 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Two Inlets | $200,000 | A tornado tracked intermittently for nearly 8 miles to around 6 miles west of Lake George by 9 pm CDT. The tornado travelled for about 3 miles and crossed into Clearwater County about 7 miles north-northwest of Two Inlets by 850 pm CDT. It continued across extreme southeast Clearwater County into northwest Hubbard County. Numerous trees were knocked down along the path near state highway 113. Peak winds were estimated to 105 mph. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Two Inlets | $5,000 | Several large trees were blown down. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Two Inlets | $1,000 | Branches were blown down. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Two Inlets | - | Several poplar. pine, and ash trees were snapped or uprooted across Two Inlets and Savannah Townships. Time estimated based on radar. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Two Inlets | - | Large branches were broken down onto roadways across southern portions of Two Inlets State Forest. Time estimated based on radar. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Two Inlets | - | At least 20 trees were blown down, shingles were blown off a house, and a lean-to was damaged. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Two Inlets | - | Several large trees were blown down. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Two Inlets | - | Boat docks, lifts, and watercraft were tossed about by wave and wind action on Two Inlets Lake. Numerous pine and poplar trees were snapped across Two Inlets and Savannah townships. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Two Inlets | - | Nickel to half dollar sized hail and very strong winds hit the south side of Bad Medicine Lake. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Two Inlets | - | The hail fell along the south side of Hungry Man Lake. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Two Inlets | - | The hail was still in the gutters at sunrise. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Two Inlets | - | 60 to 70 mph (estimated) wind speeds occurred with a lot of tree damage. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Two Inlets | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Two Inlets | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Two Inlets | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Two Inlets | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Two Inlets | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Two Inlets | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldenrod | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Osage | 9.4 miles | 10 | |
| Pine Point | 10.2 miles | 10 | |
| Ponsford | 10.5 miles | 10 | |
| Snellman | 15.3 miles | 10 | |
| Elbow Lake | 18.6 miles | 10 | |
| Wolf Lake | 18.7 miles | 9 | |
| Midway | 18.8 miles | 9 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122593555 | 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 653469. 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.




