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Lenz, Oregon

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Odell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97031. It stands on Rhoades Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hood River quadrangle. It stands 732 feet above sea level.

Lenz within Hood River County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

118 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Lenz between 1992 and 2020, burning about 642 acres in total. 10 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
Debris and open burning41
Recreation and ceremony13
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Equipment and vehicle use10
Natural10
Arson/incendiarism8
Smoking8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Fireworks5
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Other causes2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreThe Dalles UnitMILLER RD
8 September 1995Debris and open burningunder an acreThe Dalles UnitDUKE POINT
7 September 1993Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresThe Dalles UnitMOSIER EAST
3 September 2001Smoking2.0 acresThe Dalles UnitREDWOOD ROAD
28 September 2000Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreThe Dalles UnitRIORDAN HILL
27 September 2012Arson/incendiarism1.3 acresOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersELDER ROAD
24 September 1999Debris and open burning3.0 acresThe Dalles UnitDEE HWY #2
21 September 2001Smoking2.0 acresThe Dalles UnitINDIAN CREEK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hood River County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Lenz: 6 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dukes Valley QuarryStonePast Producer
Dukes Valley QuarryStoneProducer
Dukes Valley QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Old Dalles PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Alameda PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Alameda PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dukes Valley QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Old Dalles PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Hood River County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Odell1.0 miles17
Pine Grove1.8 miles17
Rockford3.8 miles17
Oak Grove4.1 miles17
Hood River5.2 miles17
Dee6.1 miles15
Mount Hood6.7 miles16
Parkdale8.5 miles16

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 LenzAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6523431The 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 1136474. 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.