Valley Lake Estates, Utah
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Ogden Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84317. It stands on Smith Creek. The Survey maps it on the Snow Basin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1954 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Snow Basin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Snow Basin quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Snow Basin quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
81 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Valley Lake Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,622 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | POWERLINE ROAD |
| 5 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | MIDDLE INLET PICNIC |
| 3 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | FARMINGTON FLAT |
| 24 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | POWER PLANT |
| 21 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | WHEELER CREEK |
| 18 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.3 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MIDDLE FORK |
| 18 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | OGDEN CANYON |
| 17 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | FROYERVILLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Valley Lake Estates: 7 prospects, 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radford Clay Deposit | Clay | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Radford Clay Deposit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29030 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29036 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29037 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29038 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29043 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29044 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29046 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Utah Department of Highways No. 29030 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Casey Acres | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Pine View West | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Middle Fork Ranches | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Spurlock | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Mountain Valley Meadows | 2.6 miles | 10 | |
| Minnie Creek Estates | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Gardens of Eden | 3.7 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122595372 | 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 1453588. 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.






