Eagle Creek, Oregon
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Estacada census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97022. It stands on Currin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Estacada quadrangle. It stands 345 feet above sea level.
On record in Eagle Creek
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Philip Foster Farmlisted 1980
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 25 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.
- 1911 USGS Boring quadrangle1:48000
- 1914 USGS Boring quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1916 USGS Estacada quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1940 USGS Boring quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Estacada quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Estacada quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Estacada quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Sandy quadrangle1:62500
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
133 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Eagle Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,549 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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 | 66 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | LILIAN LN |
| 8 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | EAGLE VIEW |
| 8 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | SHERMAN COOPER |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,508 acres | Molalla Unit | DOWTY RD |
| 6 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | DOWTY RD FIRE |
| 5 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | NURSERY PILE |
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | PAUL BUNYON |
| 3 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Molalla Unit | TARA LARA LN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 53 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 53 workings within 5 miles of Eagle Creek: 43 past producers, 9 producers, 1 unknown. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Rock Pit 7511 Trs | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| E Fischer | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Estacada Pit and Plant | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| South Eagle Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| E Fischer | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Estacada Pit and Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Fishcreek Turn Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Goodfellow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pit 7524 Trs | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rimtie 6805 Trs | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eagle Creek in 2 storm reports between 2007 and 2022: 1 heavy rain, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2022 | Hail | Eagle Creek | $50,000 | Strong showers developed with small, but accumulating hail. There was a report of a head on collision with one fatality that likely occurred due to the hail storm. Oregon 211 Highway was closed for 3 hours. |
| December 2007 | Heavy Rain | Eagle Creek | - | Storm total precipitation was 3.17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Creek (historical) | 2.8 miles | 25 | |
| Currinsville | 3.0 miles | 25 | |
| Paradise Park | 3.2 miles | 25 | |
| Douglass Ridge | 3.2 miles | 25 | |
| Barton | 3.4 miles | 25 | |
| Logan | 3.5 miles | 25 | |
| Cedarhurst Park | 4.0 miles | 25 | |
| Estacada | 4.9 miles | 25 |
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 Eagle Creek | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1927606 | 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 1120258. 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.












