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Nash, Utah

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Salt Lake City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84065. It lies near Beef Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Jordan Narrows quadrangle.

Nash within Salt Lake County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 22 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

69 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Nash between 1992 and 2020, burning about 17,815 acres in total. 6 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined39
Natural6
Arson/incendiarism5
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Debris and open burning3
Fireworks3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Recreation and ceremony2
Firearms and explosives use1
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
3 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresNorthwest AreaWOOD
3 September 2003Firearms and explosives use30 acresSalt Lake Field OfficeHARVSTHILL
28 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsSOLO # 3
27 September 2006Smokingunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsCIGARETTE
16 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsWOODS LANDING ASSIST
14 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsBIGELOW
13 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsPRESERVE
13 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsBARN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Salt Lake County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 44 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 44 workings within 5 miles of Nash: 21 producers, 20 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. 21 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay, Manganese. 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
Crystal Hot SpringsGeothermalUnknown
Dry Hollow ProspectsIronOccurrenceHematite
Evans Limestone QuarryLimestone, General, ManganesePast Producer1914
Allred Clay PitClayPast ProducerKaolinite, Pyrophyllite
Allred Clay PitClayPast Producer
Evans Lime QuarryManganeseProducer
Evans Lime QuarryManganesePast Producer1930
Clinton Clay PitFire Clay (Refractory)ProducerIllite, Kaolinite, Pyrophyllite, Quartz
Clinton DepositFire Clay (Refractory)Producer
Clinton PitFire Clay (Refractory)Producer

Every working recorded in Salt Lake County

Storms near this place

14 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nash in 14 storm reports between 2007 and 2023: 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2023Flash FloodNash$16,000,000Late on August 3, the city of Draper declared a state of emergency as flash flooding and mudslides led to road closures on Highland Drive, Bangerter Parkway, and Minuteman Drive. A portion of Bangerter Parkway, near 14200 South, was damaged on the uphill lanes. A number of homes sustained water damage. According to the City of Draper, there were 428 residential damage report forms submitted, with estimated damages of $11,255,765. There were 11 business damage report forms submitted, with estimated damages of $844,235. City infrastructure estimated damage totaled $4,000,000.
August 2007Flash FloodNash$125,000Rainfall amounts of 1.10 inches of rain occurred in 30 minutes in the southern end of the Salt Lake Valley. Basement flooding of 8 homes was reported by the media.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindNash-The SR-131 at MP 0.5 Porter Rockwell Bridge mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 63 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a line of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindNash-Mesonet station DW9435 at Draper recorded a wind gust of 68 mph.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindNash-The Holfuy POM North Side mesonet station measured a wind gust of 58 mph at 5:30 pm MST as a result of strong outflow from nearby convection.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindNash-The Holfuy POM North Side mesonet station recorded a peak wind gust of 68 mph at 2:30 pm MST as a result of strong outflow from nearby convection. After a lull in activity, an additional gust of 65 mph was measured later in the afternoon at 4:45 pm MST in association with nearby convection.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindNash-A peak wind gust of 61 mph was recorded by the Point of the Mountain North Side mesonet station.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindNash-The Flight Park South sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 61 mph.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindNash-The Flight Park South sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 61 mph.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindNash-A personal weather station measured a wind gust of 61 mph.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindNash-The Bluffdale 3 ESE station recorded a peak wind gust of 61 mph.
August 2016HailNash-A member of the public reported and took a picture of quarter-sized hail in Draper.
April 2010HailNash-Both 1.00 inch hail and 0.75 inch hail were reported across the Salt Lake Valley with this storm.
June 2009Flash FloodNash-Additional heavy rain at the Corner Canyon burn scar caused another debris flow. This one was channeled down a street and property damage was averted.

Every storm recorded in Salt Lake 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
Olivers2.1 miles22
Bluffdale2.6 miles22
Riverton4.7 miles24
Riverton Siding5.1 miles24
Draper5.7 miles25
Crescent6.9 miles24
Herriman7.2 miles19
Lampton7.3 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437648. 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.