Dry Fork, Utah
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Vernal census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84078. The Survey maps it on the Dry Fork quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1885 USGS Ashley quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1906 USGS Marsh Peak quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1908 USGS Marsh Peak quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Vernal quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Vernal quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Vernal quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Dry Fork quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dutch John quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Dry Fork quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
106 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Dry Fork between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,533 acres in total. 72 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 72 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | DRY FORK |
| 4 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Vernal Field Office | TWELVEMILE |
| 4 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Vernal Field Office | SHINDY |
| 30 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Vernal Field Office | LITTLE MTN |
| 3 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | LITTLE MTN |
| 25 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SHINDY DRAW |
| 24 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | STEINAKER DRAW |
| 23 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | DRY FORK SETTLEMENT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Dry Fork: 4 prospects, 2 plants. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernal Field Combined | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium | Prospect | 1914 | |
| Vernal Field #1 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Plant | 1914 | |
| Vernal Field #2 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Plant | 1914 | |
| Vernal Field #3 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect | 1914 | |
| Vernal Field #4 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect | 1914 | |
| Vernal Field #5 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect | 1914 |
Storms near this place
2 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dry Fork in 2 storm reports between 2013 and 2015: 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Dry Fork | - | The supercell thunderstorm which produced strong damaging outflow winds in Daggett County moved into nearby Uintah County and spawned a funnel cloud which was observed for well over 5 minutes before the rotation made contact with the ground. The tornado remained over open country during its existence. Although the rotation was on the ground for about 9 minutes, it was estimated to have only traveled about one mile during that time. After the rotation lifted off the ground, the funnel cloud persisted for at least another 5 minutes. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Dry Fork | - | Several areas of flash flooding were observed along Highway 191. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maeser | 7.1 miles | 17 | |
| Vernal | 10.2 miles | 17 | |
| Bullionville | 11.1 miles | 21 | |
| Tridell | 12.0 miles | 17 | |
| Lapoint | 12.5 miles | 17 | |
| Naples | 12.7 miles | 18 | |
| Whiterocks | 15.2 miles | 16 | |
| Leeton | 17.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1440612. 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.
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.








