Clark, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Wilbur census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99185. The Survey maps it on the Keller Ferry quadrangle. It stands 1,312 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1948 USGS Wilbur quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Wilbur quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Coulee Dam quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Keller Ferry quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
62 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Clark between 1992 and 2019, burning about 45,679 acres in total. 33 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 | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | JONES BAY |
| 7 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area | CAMPFIRE22 |
| 16 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Colville Agency | KUEHNE RD |
| 10 September 2005 | Natural | 123 acres | Colville Agency | WILLIAMS F |
| 1 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Colville Agency | TURNERS |
| 7 August 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area | CAMPFIRE16 |
| 6 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HANSON HARBOR |
| 5 August 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Colville Agency | FERRY FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Clark: 9 occurrences, 6 past producers, 3 unknowns, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Molybdenum, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Hellgate Rapids | Silver, Gold, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Molybdenite | |
| Campbell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| L. Campbell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sanpoil-Schminski-Hellgate Rapids | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Schminski | Molybdenum | Unknown | ||
| Bacon Bar Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Barnell Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Barnell Placer | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Clark Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Hesseltine | 8.3 miles | 16 | |
| Wilbur | 11.6 miles | 11 | |
| Bagdad Junction | 13.6 miles | 16 | |
| Creston | 14.7 miles | 11 | |
| Govan | 14.8 miles | 8 | |
| Lincoln | 16.0 miles | 12 | |
| Seven Bays | 19.2 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.
| Wikipedia article on Clark | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27987161 | 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 2786072. 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.






