Chopaka, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Oroville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98827. It stands on Jewett Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nighthawk quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1906 USGS Chopaka quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Loomis quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Nighthawk quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Oroville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
12 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Chopaka between 1992 and 2018, burning about 3,069 acres in total. 5 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 537 acres | Spokane District | BARBER MOUNTAIN |
| 3 August 1994 | Natural | 960 acres | Spokane District | SIMILKAMEN |
| 2 August 1992 | Natural | 60 acres | Spokane District | NIGHTHAWK |
| 7 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,200 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | LITTLE CHOPAKA |
| 25 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | NIGHTHAWK |
| 25 July 1996 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Spokane District | SALTY |
| 23 July 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SWEET GRASS |
| 19 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 97 acres | Spokane District | NIGHTHAWK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 67 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 67 workings within 5 miles of Chopaka: 23 unknowns, 20 occurrences, 13 prospects, 10 past producers. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | Copper, Zinc, Lead | Unknown | ||
| California Claim | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Catherine | Silver, Zinc, Copper, Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Chopaka | Silver, Gold, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Curlew Claims | Gold, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Defiance | Gold, Sulfur-Pyrite, Silver, Silica, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Eloise | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Favorite Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Four Metals | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Tungsten, Molybdenum | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Four Metals | Lead, Copper, Silver, Tungsten, Zinc | Unknown |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chopaka in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2018: 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Flood | Chopaka | $1,000 | The USGS River Gage on the Similkameen River at Nighthawk recorded a rise above the Flood Stage of 14.0 feet at 8:00 PM PST on May 8th. The river continued to rise and passed through the Moderate Flood Stage of 15.0 Feet at 3:45 AM on May 10th. The river crested at 15.5 feet at 12:15 AM on May 11th before receding below the Flood Stage at 6:15 PM on May 12th. The river rose again and passed through Flood Stage at 9:00 PM PST on May 14th, with this second crest reaching the minor flood level of 14.8 feet at 2:00 AM on May 17th. The river then receded back below the Flood Stage at 5:00 AM on May 19th. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chopaka | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chopaka | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nighthawk | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Loomis | 13.2 miles | 11 | |
| Oroville | 15.9 miles | 15 | |
| Enterprise | 16.8 miles | 11 | |
| Cordell | 18.9 miles | 13 | |
| Ellisforde | 22.4 miles | 13 | |
| Tonasket | 25.3 miles | 11 | |
| Molson | 27.8 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 Q122542079 | 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 1517741. 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.





