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Cherry Creek, South Dakota

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the South Ziebach unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57622. It stands on Cherry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cherry Creek quadrangle. 282 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,729 feet above sea level.

Cherry Creek within Ziebach County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 8 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

198 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 198 fires within 5 miles of Cherry Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 811 acres in total. 11 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
Misuse of fire by a minor62
Debris and open burning49
Missing data/not specified/undetermined30
Fireworks14
Natural11
Arson/incendiarism8
Equipment and vehicle use8
Other causes5
Recreation and ceremony5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Smoking2

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 2006Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCheyenne River AgencyNEAL II
8 September 2006Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCheyenne River AgencyNEAL I
7 September 2006Other causesunder an acreCheyenne River AgencyIRENE I
5 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCheyenne River AgencyWASHER DUMP
4 September 2009Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCheyenne River AgencyBONNET
4 September 1996Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCheyenne River AgencyCCDUPREE
4 September 1995Debris and open burningunder an acreCheyenne River AgencyCCSCHOOL
28 September 2007Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCheyenne River AgencyCC #3

Every fire recorded in Ziebach County

Storms near this place

58 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cherry Creek in 58 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 27 thunderstorm wind, 22 hail, 4 tornado, 2 flood. The reports record 3 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2015Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek3 hurt, $5,000Gusty winds blew the community center's roof into the building. About 40 people were attending a meeting and three received minor injuries.
June 2008Flash FloodCherry Creek$500,000Homes and roads were flooded around the community of Cherry Creek.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek$50,000no account filed
July 2005HailCherry Creek$5,000no account filed
May 2023FloodCherry Creek-Minor flooding of agricultural land along the Cheyenne River occurred. The river gage crested at 22.65 feet on May 15 at 500 AM MDT.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-Tree branches were broken by the wind.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-The spotter estimated wind gusts at 70 mph.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
May 2013Flash FloodCherry Creek-Over four inches of rain fell in two hours, causing Little Cottonwood and Big Cottonwood Creeks to overflow their banks.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-None.
May 2008Tornado (EF0)Cherry Creek-A small tornado briefly touched down over open terrain and caused no damage.
May 2008Tornado (EF0)Cherry Creek-A small tornado briefly touched down over open terrain.
May 2008Tornado (EF0)Cherry Creek-A second small tornado briefly touched down over open terrain.
April 2022HailCherry Creek-no account filed
April 2022HailCherry Creek-no account filed
August 2021HailCherry Creek-no account filed
May 2018Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-no account filed
August 2017HailCherry Creek-no account filed
June 2015HailCherry Creek-no account filed
May 2008FloodCherry Creek-no account filed
May 2008HailCherry Creek-no account filed
May 2008HailCherry Creek-no account filed
May 2008HailCherry Creek-no account filed
May 2008HailCherry Creek-no account filed
June 2008HailCherry Creek-no account filed
June 2008HailCherry Creek-no account filed
June 2008HailCherry Creek-no account filed
July 2008HailCherry Creek-no account filed
July 2008HailCherry Creek-no account filed
May 2008HailCherry Creek-no account filed
May 2007Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-no account filed
June 2007HailCherry Creek-no account filed
June 2007Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-no account filed
June 2006HailCherry Creek-no account filed
June 2006HailCherry Creek-no account filed
July 2005Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-no account filed
September 2005HailCherry Creek-no account filed
July 2004Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-no account filed
September 2004HailCherry Creek-no account filed
June 2003Tornado (F0)Cherry Creek-no account filed
June 2003HailCherry Creek-no account filed
September 2002Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-no account filed
August 2002Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-no account filed
June 2000Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-no account filed
August 2000Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-no account filed
September 1999Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindCherry Creek-no account filed
July 1998Funnel CloudCherry Creek-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Ziebach 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
Red Scaffold21.4 miles6
Bridger22.2 miles6
Chase24.1 miles6
Dupree31.0 miles7
Red Elm34.5 miles7
Thunder Butte42.9 miles8
Iron Lightning43.7 miles7
Allison Crossing46.5 miles7

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 Cherry CreekAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5092311The 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 1254340. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.