Daisy, Washington
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Hunters-Gifford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99167. It stands on Magee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Inchelium quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1950 USGS Inchelium quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Nespelem quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Inchelium quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
232 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 232 fires within 5 miles of Daisy between 1992 and 2020, burning about 19,677 acres in total. 34 started naturally. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 77 |
| Natural | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 27 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Fireworks | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
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 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Colville Agency | MOCCASIN REST HUD |
| 9 September 1994 | Natural | 1.8 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 acres | Colville Agency | JIM CREEK III |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19,005 acres | Colville Agency | INCHELIUM HIWAY |
| 6 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area | MILE 60 |
| 5 September 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Colville Agency | HALL CREEK II |
| 4 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Colville Agency | LOWER HUD |
| 3 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Daisy: 16 occurrences, 8 past producers, 4 prospects, 4 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hawk | Lead, Silver, Antimony, Zinc, Gold | Occurrence | Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stibnite | |
| Colorado | Lead, Silver, Antimony, Gold | Occurrence | Galena, Pyrite, Stibnite | |
| Daisy | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Daisy | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Daisy - Tempest | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Antimony | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Daisy - Tempest | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Daisy - Tempest Silverado Mining Co. | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Tungsten, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | |
| John Hays | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Rosebud | Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Tempest | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
1 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Daisy in 1 storm report in 2009: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Daisy | - | Mature pines were blown over on highway between Rice and Gifford. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Edendale (historical) | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Gifford | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Rice | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Maud | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Arzina | 5.9 miles | 10 | |
| Harvey (historical) | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| Bissel | 9.6 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1518454. 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.




