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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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
- 1975 USGS Hood River NE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
118 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 41 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | The Dalles Unit | MOSIER EAST |
| 3 September 2001 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | The Dalles Unit | REDWOOD ROAD |
| 28 September 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | RIORDAN HILL |
| 27 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | ELDER ROAD |
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | The Dalles Unit | DEE HWY #2 |
| 21 September 2001 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | The Dalles Unit | INDIAN CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dukes Valley Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Dukes Valley Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Dukes Valley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Old Dalles Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Alameda Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Alameda Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dukes Valley Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Old Dalles Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odell | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Pine Grove | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Rockford | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Oak Grove | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Hood River | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Dee | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Mount Hood | 6.7 miles | 16 | |
| Parkdale | 8.5 miles | 16 |
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 Lenz | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6523431 | 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 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.









