Springwater, 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 97023. The Survey maps it on the Estacada quadrangle. It stands 1,135 feet above sea level.
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
154 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 154 fires within 5 miles of Springwater between 1992 and 2020, burning about 558 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 5 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 | 74 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
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 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Molalla Unit | DAY HILL |
| 7 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 497 acres | Northwest Oregon District | UNGER RD FIRE |
| 5 September 1993 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Molalla Unit | LINDE #2 |
| 4 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Molalla Unit | MOSSY HILL |
| 3 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | PROMONTORY #2 |
| 3 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | TRASH FIRE |
| 28 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | GOAT MTN TOWER |
| 27 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Molalla Unit | UNGER ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Springwater: 23 past producers, 5 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek | Iron, Aluminum, Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | Bauxite | |
| Ferruginous Bauxite Deposit | Aluminum, Iron, Titanium | Prospect | ||
| Kroaker Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Kroaker Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| North Fork Claims | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Red Rock Pit 7511 Trs | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Bauxite Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Clear Creek | Aluminum, Clay | Prospect | ||
| Elwood | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Estacada Pit and Plant | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estacada | 2.7 miles | 25 | |
| Dodge | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Elwood | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Highland | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Garfield (historical) | 3.7 miles | 25 | |
| North Highland | 3.7 miles | 25 | |
| Tracy | 4.4 miles | 25 | |
| Currinsville | 4.4 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 Springwater | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7581257 | 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 1150201. 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.












