Dads Creek, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the South Umpqua census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97469. It stands on Little Dads Creek. The Survey maps it on the Live Oak Mountain quadrangle. It stands 860 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1946 USGS Dutchman Butte quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS Dutchman Butte quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Canyonville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Live Oak Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
66 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Dads Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 34,072 acres in total. 26 started naturally. 5 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 | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | CEDAR GULCH |
| 7 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | COW CR. |
| 6 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | MP 8 COW CREEK |
| 5 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | WALKER MOUNTAIN |
| 30 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.2 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | PIER POINT |
| 26 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16,436 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HORSE PRAIRIE |
| 21 August 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | COW CREEK ROAD |
| 16 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | SALT COW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Dads Creek: 9 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Chromium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cow Creek | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cow Creek | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Green Copper | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Green Copper Claim | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Slaughter Pen Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Cleghorn | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Slaughter Pen Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Linda Marie | Chromium | Past Producer | Chromite |
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dads Creek in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Flood | Dads Creek | - | Cow Creek near Riddle rose above minor flood stage of 22.0 ft. at 16/955 PST, peaked in moderate flood stage at 16/1545 PST at 25.64 ft. It then fell below flood stage at 16/2227 PST. At 22.0 feet, flooding of low-lying fields and structures begins at this point. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peck | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Cow Creek | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Riddle | 11.2 miles | 15 | |
| Camas Valley | 11.6 miles | 11 | |
| Olalla | 12.2 miles | 11 | |
| Fernvale | 12.6 miles | 15 | |
| Glendale | 12.9 miles | 17 | |
| Surprise Valley | 14.0 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q114050181 | 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 1136199. 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.






