Lake Creek, Oregon
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Butte Falls-Prospect census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97524. It stands on Lake Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lake Creek quadrangle. It stands 1,644 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1897 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1938 USGS Medford quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Lakecreek quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Medford quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Lakecreek quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Lakecreek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
83 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Lake Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 16,365 acres in total. 35 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 | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14,787 acres | Medford Unit | S. OBENCHAIN |
| 8 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Medford Unit | HWY 140 |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GARDENER BUTTE |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Medford District | LICK CREEK |
| 28 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | LOST CREEK |
| 28 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HWY 140 MM 16 |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Medford Unit | C2 RANCH |
| 17 September 2008 | Natural | 16 acres | Medford District | WASSON CANYON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Lake Creek: 8 past producers, 6 occurrences, 4 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Mercury, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brownsboro Clay | Mercury, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Lick Creek Copper | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Lick Creek Copper | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Stanley and Brown Prospect | Mercury, Clay | Past Producer | 1902 | |
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Stanley and Brown Prospect | Mercury | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsboro | 5.7 miles | 21 | |
| Wellen (historical) | 7.3 miles | 24 | |
| Edsalla (historical) | 8.6 miles | 18 | |
| Climax | 8.7 miles | 21 | |
| Butte Falls | 9.0 miles | 19 | |
| Eagle Point | 10.2 miles | 24 | |
| Mountain View (historical) | 10.4 miles | 24 | |
| Derby (historical) | 11.7 miles | 18 |
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 Lake Creek | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474087 | 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 1144788. 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.










