Clearwater, Oregon
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the North Umpqua census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97447. It stands on Clearwater River. The Survey maps it on the Toketee Falls quadrangle. It stands 2,435 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1917 USGS Diamond Lake quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Toketee Falls quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Diamond Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Toketee Falls quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Toketee Falls quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
106 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Clearwater between 1992 and 2018, burning about 40 acres in total. 58 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 | 58 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Umpqua National Forest | HILL |
| 8 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Umpqua National Forest | PIG IRON MT |
| 8 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Umpqua National Forest | BALDY |
| 8 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Umpqua National Forest | LM2 |
| 8 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Umpqua National Forest | BRUSH |
| 8 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Umpqua National Forest | YELLOW JACKET |
| 7 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Umpqua National Forest | CLEARWATER 2 |
| 7 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Umpqua National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Clearwater: 3 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Beryllium, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Nitrogen-Nitrates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camas Creek Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Camas Creek Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mowich Cave | Nitrogen-Nitrates | Occurrence | ||
| Umpqua Warm Springs | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Glucinum | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| Glucinum Group | Beryllium | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toketee Falls | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Diamond Lake | 16.1 miles | 15 | |
| Steamboat | 17.6 miles | 12 | |
| North Umpqua Village | 28.2 miles | 11 | |
| Hoaglin (historical) | 31.5 miles | 17 | |
| Idleyld Park | 32.2 miles | 17 | |
| Peel | 32.4 miles | 17 | |
| Rockland (historical) | 34.5 miles | 17 |
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 Clearwater | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5130919 | 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 1139810. 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.






