A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
One of 650 National Register listings published here for Multnomah County · listed in 1986 · category: District · a National Historic Landmark.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Bonneville Dam Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 74,425 acres in total. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | FORT RAINS |
| 8 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | TENAS CAMP |
| 8 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | LOWER PUNCH BOWL |
| 7 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | 2020 |
| 4 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | EVERGREEN |
| 4 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 27 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | DODSON |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Bonneville Dam Historic District: 13 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moffett's Hot Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Bonneville Dam | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Dodson Site | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Oregon State Highway Division | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cascade Locks Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hamilton Creek Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Keller Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bonneville, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 2001 and 2018: 3 heavy rain, 1 hail, 1 debris flow. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2018 | Debris Flow | Bonneville | - | Rain falling on the Eagle Creek burn scar caused a landslide that blocked exit 41 on I-84 for several days. |
| January 2007 | Heavy Rain | Bonneville | - | A total accumulation of 2.10 inches was reported at Bonneville Dam. |
| December 2007 | Heavy Rain | Bonneville | - | Storm total precipitation was 5.50 inches. |
| November 2006 | Heavy Rain | Bonneville | - | Recorded a 5-day total of 10.4 inches at Bonneville Dam. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Bonneville | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bonneville Dam Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 0.5 miles | 1987 |
 | Columbia River Highway Historic District | 1.9 miles | 1983 |
| Columbia River Highway Historic District | 4.2 miles | 1983 |
| Columbia River Highway Historic District | 5.2 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86000727 in Record Group 79. |
| Multnomah County | All 650 listed properties in this county. |
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