BlockDry Creek, Nevada
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Elko census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89815. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Green Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1934 USGS Jiggs quadrangle1:125000
- 1937 USGS Jiggs quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Jiggs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Green Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Ruby Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
27 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Dry Creek between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,102 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Elko County Fire Protection District | CREEK BOTTOM |
| 29 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Elko District Office | RESERVOIR |
| 10 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Elko District Office | NDFASSIS27 |
| 1 September 2006 | Natural | 33 acres | Elko District Office | ZUNINO |
| 1 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Elko District Office | SHOOTING |
| 9 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | BUCKO |
| 7 August 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Elko District Office | NDFASSIS18 |
| 5 August 2012 | Natural | 25 acres | Elko District Office | SMITH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Dry Creek: 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Beryllium, Uranium, Uranium, Beryllium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beryl Occurrence | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| Gilbert Canyon Area | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Beryl Prospects | Beryllium, Uranium | Occurrence | 1942 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jiggs | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Lee | 8.7 miles | 10 | |
| Ruby Valley | 10.7 miles | 12 | |
| Rock House | 11.1 miles | 12 | |
| Huntington (historical) | 11.8 miles | 15 | |
| Coral Hill (historical) | 14.8 miles | 10 | |
| Brennen Ranch | 16.0 miles | 10 | |
| Cavecreek (historical) | 18.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 863140. 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.