Dee, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Dee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97031. It stands on Birdie Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dee quadrangle. It stands 965 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1926 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:125000
- 1929 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Dee quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Dee quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
111 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Dee between 1992 and 2020, burning about 73 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | MILLER RD |
| 8 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | DUKE POINT |
| 7 September 2014 | Smoking | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | KINGSLEY ROAD |
| 7 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | BAILEY RD |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | DITCH CREEK |
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | TROUT CREEK RIDGE |
| 4 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | PUNCH BOWL FALLS |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | GRAHAM CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Dee: 8 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dukes Valley Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Trout Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Trout Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Dee | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Dee Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dukes Valley Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Dukes Valley Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Dukes Valley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dee in 3 storm reports between 2006 and 2007: 3 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2007 | Heavy Rain | Dee | - | Storm total precipitation was 5.17 inches at the Middle Mountain RAWS. |
| December 2007 | Heavy Rain | Dee | - | Storm total precipitation was 4.96 inches. |
| November 2006 | Heavy Rain | Dee | - | Recorded a 5-day total of 8.1 inches. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hood | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Parkdale | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Odell | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Oak Grove | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Lenz | 6.1 miles | 17 | |
| Rockford | 7.3 miles | 17 | |
| Pine Grove | 7.5 miles | 17 | |
| Hood River | 9.8 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 Dee | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3710391 | 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 1140779. 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.








