BlockDry Lake, Montana
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Fort Belknap census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59527. It lies near Mouse Coulee. The Survey maps it on the Stiffarm Coulee quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Havre quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Havre quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Havre quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Stiffarm Coulee quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Dodson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
195 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 195 fires within 5 miles of Dry Lake between 1992 and 2019, burning about 3,012 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 6 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 | 67 |
| Smoking | 29 |
| Fireworks | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Other causes | 5 |
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 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Fort Belknap Agency | PINE GROVE |
| 9 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fort Belknap Agency | PLAYGROUND |
| 5 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.0 acres | Fort Belknap Agency | JOHNNY GREEN |
| 30 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 21 acres | Fort Belknap Agency | COMBINE |
| 29 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Fort Belknap Agency | HAYS DUMPS |
| 29 September 1997 | Smoking | under an acre | Fort Belknap Agency | PEOPLES |
| 29 September 1992 | Smoking | under an acre | Fort Belknap Agency | HOLY |
| 28 September 2001 | Smoking | under an acre | Fort Belknap Agency | CRAZY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Dry Lake: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Grove | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Hays | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Lodge Pole | 6.1 miles | 7 | |
| Big Warm (historical) | 10.7 miles | 7 | |
| Rattlesnake | 21.6 miles | 10 | |
| Cow Island (historical) | 23.7 miles | 11 | |
| Power Plant (historical) | 25.4 miles | 10 | |
| Dogtown (historical) | 28.8 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1722387. 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.