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Moapa, Nevada

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Clark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89025. The Survey maps it on the Moapa East quadrangle.

Moapa within Clark County

On record in Moapa

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 20 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.

Photographs

1 photograph, 1940

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Indians picking radishes on farm near Moapa Reservation, Nevada
Indians picking radishes on farm near Moapa Reservation, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

29 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Moapa between 1992 and 2020, burning about 54 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 4 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Arson/incendiarism4
Debris and open burning4
Natural3
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
22 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeBIA 3 -LINCOLN
27 August 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeMM 85
21 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresSouthern Nevada District OfficeBIA 1
20 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeMM93
17 August 1992Debris and open burningunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeMOAPA
8 July 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresSouthern Nevada District OfficeCCFD 18
28 July 2014Naturalunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeMEADOW VALLEY
24 July 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeMOAPA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clark County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Moapa: 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Moapa Warm SpringsGeothermalProducer
SilverstoneGold, SilverPast Producer
Leavitt Ready MixSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Moapa PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
White Star DepositGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer1919
White Star MineGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer1919

Every working recorded in Clark County

Storms near this place

39 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moapa in 39 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 26 flash flood, 8 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 dust devil. The reports record 1 injury. 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
September 2014Flash FloodMoapa1 hurt, $6,000,000Major flash flooding affected the Moapa, Logandale, and Mesquite areas. Several local roads were washed out and some were covered with five feet of silt. At least 20 homes were damaged and many people were evacuated. Parts of the Union Pacific railroad track were washed out. The parking lot of a power generating plant was filled with six feet of flood water. Interstate 15 suffered major damage and was closed for days. Cars floated down the highway, and one person was injured when he jumped in to help the occupants of a minivan which was swept over a 10-15 foot drop. Four earthen dams were breached in the area.
September 2014FloodMoapa$500,000Highways 168, 169, and 170 were all closed due to flooding. Interstate 15 southbound was damaged and closed at mile marker 114.
December 2010FloodMoapa$500,000The Pahranagat Wash and Muddy River both flooded. Warm Springs Road near Moapa was flooded 2-3 feet deep, a foot of water flowed through the intersection of Gubler and Heyer streets in Logandale, Northshore Drive was flooded west of Overton Beach, water 6 feet deep flowed across Cooper Street in Overton, and the Muddy River crested 7.3 feet above flood stage in Glendale. Cooper Street was closed until December 28th.
September 1998Flash FloodMoapa$500,000no account filed
August 2016LightningMoapa$250,000Lightning struck a house, setting a fire which destroyed the building.
September 1998Thunderstorm WindMoapa$140,000no account filed
September 2022Flash FloodMoapa$100,000Significant road flooding occurred in Moapa, Moapa Valley, Overton, and Valley of Fire State Park. The Overton co-op observer measured 1.89 inches of rain, including 0.80 inch in 20 minutes. Multiple vehicles were stuck in Valley of Fire.
September 2012Flash FloodMoapa$50,000Highway 169 in Overton was closed near the Overton Wash, 1.5 feet of water flowed over Highway 168 in Moapa as well as Warm Spring Loop Road, and there were multiple road closures in Logandale.
September 1998Flash FloodMoapa$25,000no account filed
October 2015Flash FloodMoapa$10,000Hidden Valley Road was closed due to 4.5 feet of water flowing over the road.
August 2012Flash FloodMoapa$10,000Water, rocks, and small bushes flowed across Highway 93 south of Coyote Springs, rendering the road impassable.
August 2010Flash FloodMoapa$10,000NV Hwy. 168 was closed by flash flooding near the intersection of U.S. Hwy. 93.
September 1998Flash FloodMoapa$10,000no account filed
August 2014Flash FloodMoapa$5,000Several roads in Moapa were flooded and covered with mud.
September 2014FloodMoapa$5,000Numerous roads were impassable in the Moapa River Indian Reservation area due to flooding on the Muddy River.
August 2016Flash FloodMoapa$4,000Warm Springs Road and Ranch Road were closed due to flooding and debris.
April 2015Dust DevilMoapa$3,000A dust devil lifted a 798 pound, 5000 gallon water tank, carried it over a structure, and dropped it into a mesquite tree about 270 feet north, destroying both the tank and the tree.
June 2025Flash FloodMoapa$2,000Highway 93 was flooded between Clark County mile markers 70 and 80.
June 2025Flash FloodMoapa$2,000Water and debris covered Highway 93 between Clark County mile markers 80 and 81, closing the highway.
March 2023FloodMoapa$2,000The Muddy River flooded Warm Springs Road with water, mud, and debris.
October 2015Flash FloodMoapa$2,000Up to 3.5 feet of water flowed over Hidden Valley Road at the California Wash.
September 2014FloodMoapa$2,000Flooding on the Muddy River closed Highway 168 5 miles NW of Moapa.
September 2014Flash FloodMoapa$2,000Highway 168 was closed from Coyote Springs to Moapa due to flooding.
September 2025FloodMoapa$1,000The Muddy River flooded Hidden Valley Road, which was closed from Interstate 15 to Highway 168.
September 2025Flash FloodMoapa$1,000The Muddy River flooded Hidden Valley Road.
August 2023Flash FloodMoapa$1,000Ranch Rd was closed from Highway 168 to Eiseman St due to flooding.
September 2023Flash FloodMoapa$1,000Hidden Valley Rd was closed from I-15 to Highway 168 due to flooding.
September 2023Flash FloodMoapa$1,000Ranch Road was closed due to flooding.
September 2022Flash FloodMoapa$1,000One lane of Hwy 93 was flooded just south of Hwy 168.
July 2021Flash FloodMoapa$1,000Highway 168 was closed from Interstate 15 to Highway 93 due to flooding.
July 2021Flash FloodMoapa$1,000Hidden Valley Road was closed at the Muddy River crossing due to flooding.
January 2018Flash FloodMoapa$1,000Ranch Road was closed south of Highway 168 due to flooding.
August 2014FloodMoapa$1,000The California Wash flooded and closed Hidden Valley Road.
August 2014FloodMoapa$1,000The Pahranagat Wash flooded and closed Warm Springs Road.
September 2014Flash FloodMoapa$1,000Warm Springs Road was flooded and impassable. The spotter measured 1.67 inches of rain, most of which fell in 45 minutes.
November 2019Funnel CloudMoapa-A funnel cloud was photographed about a mile north of Highway 168 east of Coyote Springs.
January 2010Flash FloodMoapa-Ranch Road in Moapa was closed west of Highway 168 due to flooding.
November 2004Flash FloodMoapa-A trained spotter in Moapa reported 4 feet of water over Hidden Valley Rd.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindMoapa-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Clark 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
Moapa Town1.5 miles20
West Point (historical)1.8 miles20
Arrowhead2.7 miles20
Hupton (historical)2.7 miles20
Glendale2.8 miles20
Jackman4.9 miles20
Amber8.2 miles21
Logandale9.1 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 842174. 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.