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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.

Daisy within Stevens County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 10 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.

Fires near this place

232 since 1992

Regional 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 burning77
Natural34
Missing data/not specified/undetermined33
Recreation and ceremony27
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Fireworks13
Arson/incendiarism12
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Equipment and vehicle use7
Smoking4
Other causes3

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
9 September 2010Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreColville AgencyMOCCASIN REST HUD
9 September 1994Natural1.8 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
8 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined26 acresColville AgencyJIM CREEK III
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined19,005 acresColville AgencyINCHELIUM HIWAY
6 September 2014Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLake Roosevelt National Recreation AreaMILE 60
5 September 2012Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreColville AgencyHALL CREEK II
4 September 2017Arson/incendiarismunder an acreColville AgencyLOWER HUD
3 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Stevens County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 33 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Black HawkLead, Silver, Antimony, Zinc, GoldOccurrenceGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stibnite
ColoradoLead, Silver, Antimony, GoldOccurrenceGalena, Pyrite, Stibnite
DaisyLead, Copper, Gold, SilverOccurrence
DaisyTungstenPast Producer
Daisy - TempestSilver, Copper, Gold, Lead, AntimonyProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Daisy - TempestSilver, Lead, Copper, GoldPast ProducerVein
Daisy - Tempest Silverado Mining Co.Lead, Zinc, Silver, Tungsten, CopperPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite
John HaysSilver, Gold, Copper, LeadOccurrenceVein
RosebudLead, SilverProspect
TempestCopper, Zinc, Silver, GoldOccurrence

Every working recorded in Stevens County

Storms near this place

1 since 2009

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2009Thunderstorm WindDaisy-Mature pines were blown over on highway between Rice and Gifford.

Every storm recorded in Stevens 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
Waterloo2.3 miles10
Edendale (historical)3.2 miles10
Gifford3.9 miles10
Rice4.7 miles11
Maud4.8 miles10
Arzina5.9 miles10
Harvey (historical)6.8 miles11
Bissel9.6 miles10

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.