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Lower Bridge, Oregon

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Tumalo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97756. It lies near Buckhorn Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Cline Falls quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Lower Bridge within Deschutes County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 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

133 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Lower Bridge (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 488 acres in total. 54 started naturally. 9 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
Natural54
Missing data/not specified/undetermined24
Recreation and ceremony18
Debris and open burning13
Arson/incendiarism9
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Equipment and vehicle use6
Firearms and explosives use2
Smoking1

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
8 September 2012Naturalunder an acrePrineville District0527 DIRTY
6 September 2019Naturalunder an acrePrineville District0938
3 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreDeschutes National Forest1123 CS
25 September 1993Recreation and ceremonyunder an acrePrineville DistrictSTEAMBOAT
24 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acrePrineville District0615
21 September 2014Arson/incendiarismunder an acrePrineville District0906
21 September 2013Debris and open burningunder an acrePrineville District0821
17 September 2001Natural1.5 acresPrineville DistrictSILT POND2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Deschutes County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Lower Bridge (historical): 9 past producers, 8 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Pumice, Diatomite, Perlite, Gold, Silver. 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
Buckhorn Canyon ClaimsPerlite, Gold, SilverOccurrence
Buckhorn Canyon ClaimsPerlite, Silver, GoldProspect
Dicalite PitDiatomitePast Producer
Terrebonne DepositDiatomiteProducer
Helmholtz PitPumicePast Producer
Helmholtz PitPumiceProducer
Tethrow Butte QuarryPumiceProducer
Crooked River RanchSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Crooked River RanchSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Deschutes Valley FarmsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Deschutes 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
Terrebonne6.2 miles16
Cline Falls (historical)6.2 miles16
Redmond8.7 miles16
Cloverdale9.7 miles17
Deschutes14.2 miles16
Sisters14.4 miles15
Tumalo14.6 miles16
Black Butte Ranch19.1 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1161429. 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.