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Steamboat, Nevada

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Washoe Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89521. It lies near Bailey Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Steamboat quadrangle.

Steamboat within Washoe County

On record in Steamboat

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

12 surveys from 32 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.

Fires near this place

58 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Steamboat between 1992 and 2020, burning about 15,169 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 2 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/undetermined18
Natural16
Equipment and vehicle use7
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Firearms and explosives use3
Recreation and ceremony2
Arson/incendiarism2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1
Fireworks1

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
3 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNevada Division of Forestry - Western RegionRON
29 September 2008Natural2.0 acresCarson City District OfficeCOTTONTAIL
27 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNevada Division of Forestry - Western RegionEATON & PLEASANT VALLEY ASSIST
2 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresCarson City District OfficeTOLL ROAD
13 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestPOWER PLANT 2
10 September 2006Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestPOWER PLANT
9 August 2006Power generation/transmission/distribution11 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestGALENA
8 August 2001Natural10 acresCarson City District OfficeTOLL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washoe County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 28 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Steamboat: 15 past producers, 7 occurrences, 5 producers, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Pumice, Mercury, Lead. 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
CommonwealthLead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, GoldPast ProducerCalamine, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Denver MineGold, SilverOccurrenceVein
Ellen B. PropertyGold, Tungsten, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Faith PitClayPast Producer
Freiberg MineLead, Zinc, SilverPast Producer
Galena Hill MineLead, Zinc, Silver, GoldPast ProducerCerussite, Hemimorphite
Galena Hill MineLead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Geiger Clay PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
NBMG Sample Site 4321Lead, Zinc, SilverOccurrenceGalena
Rocky Hill MineGold, ArsenicPast ProducerVein

Every working recorded in Washoe County

Storms near this place

6 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Steamboat in 6 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 2 heavy rain, 2 debris flow, 2 flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2023FloodSteamboat-The public reported 7.0 mi NE of Washoe City, NV, that Toll Road is flooded at Geiger Grade road.
March 2023FloodSteamboat-The broadcast media reported that 3.0 mi NE of Washoe City, NV, of flooding in Pleasant Valley, NV.
May 2023Debris FlowSteamboat-Broadcast Media reported Geiger Grade (NV-341) located 5.0 mi NNW of Virginia City, NV, was closed in both directions between Rim Rock Drive to Cartwright Road due to rock and mudslides. The heaviest rainfall occurred between 4:00 PM and 5:30 PM.
July 2018Debris FlowSteamboat-KRNV NBC Channel 4 reported a debris flow over Kivett Lane south of Geiger Grade Road due to heavy rainfall from thunderstorms in the area. The debris flow occurred several minutes before photographs were taken. No damage estimates were available.
August 2003Heavy RainSteamboat-One third of an inch of rain fell in 15 minutes from a thunderstorm.
September 1998Heavy RainSteamboat-9 minute rainfall: 0.63 inches due to thunderstorm. Reported by Alert rain gauge at Bailey Creek.

Every storm recorded in Washoe 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
Pleasant Valley2.4 miles31
Five Mile House (historical)4.2 miles32
Washoe City5.3 miles31
Sundown Town5.3 miles31
New Washoe City5.8 miles31
Huffaker (historical)6.0 miles31
Jumbo (historical)6.2 miles32
Andersons (historical)7.0 miles31

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 863833. 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.