Lenapah, Oklahoma

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Lenapah-Delaware census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74042. The Survey maps it on the Delaware quadrangle. 272 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 751 feet above sea level.

Lenapah within Nowata County

Population over time

2 figures

Lenapah fell from 293 to 272 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

Year	People	Change
2010	293
2020	272	-21 (-7%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 17 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.

1901 USGS Nowata quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
1914 USGS Nowata quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
1972 USGS Delaware quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
1985 USGS Bartlesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings

Fires near this place

1 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Lenapah in 2006, burning about 330 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	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
5 March 2006	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	330 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	NOWATA NORTH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Delaware

Every fire recorded in Nowata County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Lenapah: 8 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Unknown Shale Pit	Clay	Past Producer
Peerless Materials Limestone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Peerless Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Nowata County

Storms near this place

60 of 83 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lenapah in 83 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 28 thunderstorm wind, 24 hail, 16 flood, 11 flash flood. 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.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	1 hurt, $10,000	Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree onto a car, injuring its occupant.
July 2007	Flood	Lenapah	$250,000	At 1145 pm CDT on June 29 the Verdigris River near Lenapah rose above its flood stage of 30 feet. The crest of the river at 42.89 feet at 300 pm CDT on July 2 was a record. The river fell below its flood stage at 4:45 am CDT on July 8.\|\|Widespread flooding resulted. Numerous roads became impassible, including State Highway 169, State Highway 28, and State Highway 10.\|At least one major bridge over the river was damaged. The flooding primarily occurred in rural areas with roughly 30 residences directly damaged. Environmental issues were also a factor along the Verdigris River due to a 42,000 gallon crude oil spill at a Coffeyville, Kansas refinery caused by flooding. The river was monitored for contamination. \|
April 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	$25,000	Strong thunderstorm wind blew off portions of the roofs of several barns and outbuildings, and uprooted trees.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	$20,000	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew the roof off a trailer house.
September 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	$15,000	Roofs were blown off several barns, and several trees were blown down.
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	$10,000	Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power poles and damaged the roof of a house and a barn on Highway 10.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm wind blew the roof off a barn and blew down several trees.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew the roof off a porch, and blew down tree limbs and power lines.
March 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	$5,000	no account filed
April 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	$1,000	no account filed
September 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	$100	Large tree branches were blown down.
May 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	$100	Several 3-inch tree limbs were blown down.
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	$100	no account filed
January 2021	Tornado (EFU)	Lenapah	-	Several storm chasers and storm spotters witnessed this fourth tornado from the supercell, which developed and moved over open country. A survey team could find no damage as a result of this tornado, due to the fact that it occurred mostly over open country where there were no damage indicators impacted. Much of the path was also inaccessible by road.
May 2019	Flash Flood	Lenapah	-	Portions of Highway 10 east of Lenapah were flooded and closed.
May 2019	Flood	Lenapah	-	The Verdigris River near Lenapah rose above its flood stage of 30 feet at 2:00 am CDT on May 21st. The river crested at 36.02 feet at 12:30 pm CDT on the 22nd, crested at 36.66 feet at 1:30 am CDT on the 24th, and crested a third time at 37.44 feet at 4:45 pm CDT on the 28th, each crest resulting in major flooding. The third crest was the eighth highest stage on record. Severe agricultural flooding occurred, and many county roads were flooded, including Highway 10 east of Lenapah. Monetary damage from this flood is unknown. The river remained above flood stage through the end of May, and finally fell below flood stage at 7:15 am CDT on June 1st.
June 2019	Flood	Lenapah	-	The Verdigris River near Lenapah rose above its flood stage of 30 feet at 2:00 am CDT on May 21st. The river crested at 36.02 feet at 12:30 pm CDT on the 22nd, crested at 36.66 feet at 1:30 am CDT on the 24th, and crested a third time at 37.44 feet at 4:45 pm CDT on the 28th, each crest resulting in major flooding. The third crest was the eighth highest stage on record. Severe agricultural flooding occurred, and many county roads were flooded, including Highway 10 east of Lenapah. Monetary damage from this flood is unknown. The river remained above flood stage through the end of May, and finally fell below flood stage at 7:15 am CDT on June 1st.
September 2019	Flash Flood	Lenapah	-	Highway 10 was closed east of Lenapah due to flooding.
April 2019	Tornado (EF1)	Lenapah	-	This tornado developed east of Lenapah where large tree limbs were snapped on the N 4150 Road, and moved north-northeast uprooting trees and snapping large tree limbs. It was observed by multiple people. Based on the damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph.
April 2019	Flash Flood	Lenapah	-	Portions of Highway 10 were closed at Cedar Creek, to the east of Highway 69.
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	-	Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
December 2015	Flood	Lenapah	-	Portions of Highway 10 east of Lenapah were closed due to flooding.
December 2015	Flood	Lenapah	-	Portions of Highway 10 east of Highway 169 were closed due to flooding.
December 2015	Flood	Lenapah	-	Portions of Highway 10 east of Highway 169 remained closed due to continued flooding.
May 2015	Flood	Lenapah	-	Highway 10 was closed east of Highway 169 due to high water.
April 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	-	Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	-	Large tree limbs were snapped by strong thunderstorm wind.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	-	Trees were split and large branches were snapped by strong thunderstorm wind.
June 2013	Flash Flood	Lenapah	-	State Highway 10 east of Lenapah was closed due to high water.
May 2012	Flood	Lenapah	-	The Verdigris River near Lenapah rose above its flood stage of 30 feet at 8:30 pm CDT on April 30th. The river crested at 35.73 feet at 6:45 pm CDT on May 1st, resulting in moderate flooding. The river fell below flood stage at 11:45 pm CDT on the 2nd.
April 2012	Flood	Lenapah	-	The Verdigris River near Lenapah rose above its flood stage of 30 feet at 8:30 pm CDT on April 30th. This flood continued through May 2nd, following a crest of 35.73 feet on May 1st, which resulted in moderate flooding.
May 2011	Flash Flood	Lenapah	-	Highway 10 was flooded and closed just east of Lenapah.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	-	Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph were estimated by the public in Lenapah.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	-	Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	-	Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs.
July 2010	Flash Flood	Lenapah	-	Highway 10 and several rural roads were covered by high water.
May 2009	Flood	Lenapah	-	The Verdigris River near Lenapah rose above its flood stage of 30 feet at 1145 pm CDT on April 29th. The river crested at 33.04 feet at 10 pm CDT on the 1st, resulting in a moderate flood. The river fell below flood stage at 1015 pm CDT on the 2nd.
April 2009	Flood	Lenapah	-	The Verdigris River near Lenapah rose above its flood stage of 30 feet at 1145 pm CDT on the 29th. The river crested at 33.04 feet at 10 pm CDT on May 1st, resulting in a moderate flood. The river fell below flood stage at 1015 pm CDT May 2nd.
September 2009	Flash Flood	Lenapah	-	Heavy rain caused portions of Highway 10 to be closed due to high water.
May 2008	Flash Flood	Lenapah	-	Heavy rain caused water to flow over several county roads southeast of Lenapah.
May 2008	Flood	Lenapah	-	The Verdigris River near Lenapah rose above its flood stage of 30 feet at 2:15 am cdt on May 27th. The river crested at 33.35 feet at 7:00 am cdt on May 28th. The river fell below its flood stage at 8:45 pm cdt on May 29th.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	-	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
June 2008	Flood	Lenapah	-	The Verdigris River near Lenapah rose above its flood stage of 30 feet at 2:30 pm cdt on the 9th. The river crested at 32.02 feet at 4:00 am cdt on the 10th. This crest classified the flood as moderate. The river fell below its flood stage at 7:15 am cdt on the 11th.
June 2007	Flood	Lenapah	-	The Verdigris River near Lenapah rose above its flood stage of 30 feet at 11:45 pm cdt on June 29. It would reach a record crest of 42.89 feet on July 2 which resulted in a major flood.
June 2007	Flood	Lenapah	-	The Verdigris River near Lenapah rose above its flood stage of 30 feet at 10:45 am cdt on June 11. It crested at 32.52 feet, which resulted in a moderate flood. It fell below its flood stage at 10:45 pm cdt on June 12.
May 2007	Flood	Lenapah	-	The Verdigris River near Lenapah rose above its flood stage of 30 feet at 10 pm CDT on May 7. It crested at 32.07 feet at 5 pm on May 8 before falling below its flood stage at 11 pm May 9. While in flood, the river caused Highway 10 east of Lenapah to be closed.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	-	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew trees down. The trees blocked a road.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	-	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
June 2003	Flash Flood	Lenapah	-	Heavy thunderstorm rains with totals estimated up to 3 or 4 inches by radar caused flooding of streets and creeks in and near Lenapah.
December 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	-	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down a large tree limb.
June 2001	Flash Flood	Lenapah	-	Heavy thunderstorm rains caused street flooding in Lenapah.
May 2000	Flash Flood	Lenapah	-	Heavy rains flooded numerous roads in and around Lenapah.
April 1999	Hail	Lenapah	-	There were several reports of extremely large hail from Nowata County. First, there were two reports of baseball-sized hail 2 and 3 miles east of Lenapah at 415 PM CDT, while another report noted golfball-sized hail between Nowata and Coffeyville at 410 PM CDT.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Lenapah	-	Severe thunderstorms moved across northeast Oklahoma during the very early morning of July 3rd. Strong thunderstorm wind blew the tin siding off a barn in Nowata and also blew down large tree limbs in Nowata. Large tree limbs were also blown down in Delaware, and 60 mph winds blew down large tree limbs at Wah-sha-she State Park six miles northeast of Bowring. Thunderstorm winds also gusted to 60 miles an hour in Lenapah. Nickel-size hail fell at Copan, and dime-size hail fell at Grainola and at Delaware.
March 1993	Hail	Lenapah	-	Severe thunderstorms redeveloped during the late afternoon hours on March 28th in the northeast Oklahoma counties of Osage, Nowata, and Washington. A storm in northern Nowata County produced a small F0 tornado which briefly touched down between Lenapah and Delaware at 1800 CST. Severe thunderstorm winds blew an Oklahoma Highway patrol vehicle off United States Highway 169 just north of Lenapah. Large hail also accompanied the storms. Nickel- to golfball-size hail fell in a narrow row swath from Bartlesville to 2 miles west of South Coffeyville, and golfball-size hail covered the ground at the Hulah Reservoir four miles northeast of Bowring. Dime- to quarter-size hail fell at several other locations in Nowata and Washington Counties.
March 1993	Hail	Lenapah	-	Severe thunderstorms redeveloped during the late afternoon hours on March 28th in the northeast Oklahoma counties of Osage, Nowata, and Washington. A storm in northern Nowata County produced a small F0 tornado which briefly touched down between Lenapah and Delaware at 1800 CST. Severe thunderstorm winds blew an Oklahoma Highway patrol vehicle off United States Highway 169 just north of Lenapah. Large hail also accompanied the storms. Nickel- to golfball-size hail fell in a narrow row swath from Bartlesville to 2 miles west of South Coffeyville, and golfball-size hail covered the ground at the Hulah Reservoir four miles northeast of Bowring. Dime- to quarter-size hail fell at several other locations in Nowata and Washington Counties.
September 2023	Hail	Lenapah	-	no account filed
March 2019	Hail	Lenapah	-	no account filed
April 2012	Hail	Lenapah	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Nowata 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Delaware	5.0 miles	17
Ruthdale	5.9 miles	17
Elliott	6.3 miles	16
Childers	7.5 miles	17
Noxie	9.8 miles	16
South Coffeyville	10.0 miles	17
Wann	10.0 miles	16
Sanders	10.2 miles	14

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.

Wikipedia article on Lenapah	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2109803	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 1094580. 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.