Crescent Lake, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Crescent Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97733. It stands on Cold Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Odell Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1930 USGS Maiden Peak quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1934 USGS Maiden Peak quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Crescent quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Crescent quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Crescent quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Odell Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Odell Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1970 USGS Crescent quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS La Pine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
206 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 206 fires within 5 miles of Crescent Lake between 1992 and 2020, burning about 438 acres in total. 61 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 61 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 54 |
| Smoking | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Deschutes National Forest | 0575 CR |
| 9 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Deschutes National Forest | 1506 |
| 8 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Deschutes National Forest | 0883 |
| 6 September 2004 | Smoking | under an acre | Deschutes National Forest | 1156 |
| 6 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Deschutes National Forest | 1587 |
| 5 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Deschutes National Forest | 1135 CR |
| 5 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Deschutes National Forest | 1035 |
| 5 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Deschutes National Forest | 1038 |
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 Crescent Lake: 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Junction | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Crescent Junction | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Redtop Mtn | Pumice | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crescent Lake in 4 storm reports between 1997 and 2013: 3 hail, 1 flash 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Hail | Crescent Lake | - | A member of the public at Crescent Lake Resort reported quarter sized (1.0 inch) hail with a thunderstorm. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Crescent Lake | - | Reported by a member of the public 2 miles south of Crescent Lake. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Crescent Lake | - | REPORTED BY SPOTTER TRAVELLING ON HWY 58. |
| August 1997 | Flash Flood | Crescent Lake | - | HWY PATROL REORTED FAST FLOWING WATER ALONG HWY 58 AND SOME DEBRIS WATCHED ONTO THE HWY |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odell Lake | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Crescent | 13.1 miles | 16 | |
| Gilchrist | 13.5 miles | 16 | |
| Chemult | 21.7 miles | 16 | |
| Kirk | 52.8 miles | 20 | |
| Fort Klamath | 55.6 miles | 20 | |
| Klamath Agency | 61.5 miles | 20 | |
| Chiloquin | 64.4 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2805445. 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.








