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Vivian Park, Utah

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the American Fork-Pleasant Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84604. It stands on South Fork Provo River. The Survey maps it on the Bridal Veil Falls quadrangle. It stands 5,200 feet above sea level.

Vivian Park within Utah County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 23 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.

Photographs

1 photograph,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Heber Creeper Railroad Line, Vivian Park Bridge, Spanning South Fork of Provo River, Provo, Utah County, UT
Heber Creeper Railroad Line, Vivian Park Bridge, Spanning South Fork of Provo River, Provo, Utah County, UT
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

145 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 145 fires within 5 miles of Vivian Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,917 acres in total. 31 started naturally. 20 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/undetermined36
Natural31
Arson/incendiarism20
Recreation and ceremony18
Equipment and vehicle use11
Railroad operations and maintenance11
Fireworks7
Debris and open burning4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Other causes1

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
7 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined640 acresSalt Lake Field OfficeWHEELER
7 September 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestSTEAK KNIFE
6 September 1995Naturalunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestHOPE
4 September 1997Fireworksunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestSQUAW PEAK OVERLOOK
27 September 2000Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsCANYON GLEN
27 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forestnot named
25 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsHAZARD REDUCTION EXP DISP
22 September 2001Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestPROVO RIVER#1

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Utah County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Vivian Park: 6 producers, 6 past producers, 1 occurrence. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Deer Creek Reservoir QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerSedimentary
Squaw PeakLeadProducer
Pole Canyon Clay DepositClayOccurrenceSurface
Pole Canyon Clay DepositClayPast Producer
Hurst PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ut Dept of Hwys No 25031Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ut Dept of Hwys No 26019Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ut Dept of Hwys No 26020Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ut Dept of Hwys No 26021Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ut. Dept. of Hwys. Gravel Pit No. 25031Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerUnconsolidated Sediments

Every working recorded in Utah County

Storms near this place

6 since 2013

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vivian Park in 6 storm reports between 2013 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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
May 2017FloodVivian Park$5,000The Provo River exceeded flood stage after a planned release from Deer Creek Dam, which was necessary to make space in the upstream reservoir in anticipation of spring snow melt. Flows peaked at 1905 cfs on May 17, before gradually decreasing through the week. The flood waters undercut the Provo River Trail near Canyon Glen Park, causing the Utah County Sheriff to close the trail, but otherwise damage was minimal due to planning and mitigation.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindVivian Park-Mesonet station SND at Arrowhead Summit recorded a wind gust of 61 mph.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindVivian Park-The Arrowhead Summit mesonet station recorded an initial strong wind gust of 59 mph at 6:00 pm MST as a result of outflow winds associated with a line of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. A second peak wind gust of 64 mph was recorded at 6:10 pm MST before winds began to subside.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindVivian Park-The Sundance Arrowhead mesonet weather station recorded a wind gust of 62 mph.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindVivian Park-The Arrowhead Summit sensor recorded a peak gust of 62 mph.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindVivian Park-The Arrowhead Summit sensor recorded a maximum wind gust of 62 mph.

Every storm recorded in Utah 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
Wildwood1.1 miles23
Nunns2.4 miles23
Sundance2.7 miles23
Canyon Glen2.9 miles23
Springdell3.2 miles23
Aspen Grove3.7 miles23
Wicks3.8 miles24
Christmas City4.5 miles24

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 Vivian ParkAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7937756The 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 1446943. 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.