BlockClearwater, Washington
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the West End census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98331. It stands on Hurst Creek. The Survey maps it on the Queets quadrangle. It stands 69 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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.
- 1943 USGS Copalis Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Copalis Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Destruction Island quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Copalis Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Copalis Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Queets quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Forks quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Clearwater between 1992 and 2020, burning about 16 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 56 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Quinault Indian Nations | MP144 |
| 1 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Olympic National Park | ALLEYWAY |
| 1 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Olympic National Park | KALALOCH#1 |
| 9 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Olympic National Park | K.B.LOG #3 |
| 8 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Olympic National Park | KLA BEACH #8 |
| 8 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Olympic National Park | S.BEACH#1 |
| 8 August 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Olympic National Park | KALALOCH#2 |
| 5 August 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Olympic National Park | BEACH ONE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Clearwater: 9 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kofoed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Queets Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Queets Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Queets River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Roberts Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queets | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Kalaloch | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Hoh | 13.2 miles | 9 | |
| Oil City | 13.8 miles | 12 | |
| Smith Place | 20.0 miles | 9 | |
| Duckabush | 72.4 miles | 17 | |
| Lackawanna Beach | 73.8 miles | 17 | |
| Brinnon | 74.3 miles | 17 |
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 Clearwater | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5118114 | 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 1517842. 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.