Deep Creek, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Airway Heights census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99029. The Survey maps it on the Deep Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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 Medical Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Deep Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Medical Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Deep Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1973 USGS Deep Creek quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1987 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
97 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Deep Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,764 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CHRISTENSEN |
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BARTHOLOMEW VALVE |
| 3 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 210 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | FANCHER STUBBLE |
| 25 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HWY 902X2 |
| 22 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CHRISTENSEN |
| 2 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MCFARLANE |
| 18 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 15 September 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ESPANOLA DINNER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Deep Creek: 12 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airway Heights Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Giles & Peat Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Keene Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Medical Lake, County Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Deep Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Galena Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hite Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Deep Creek in 1 storm report in 2025: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | Flood | Deep Creek | - | WSDOT reported US-2 closure west of Fairchild AFB, with water over the road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairchild | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Espanola | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Hite | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Medical Lake | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Airway Heights | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Lakeland Village | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Silver Lake | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Lyons | 7.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510908. 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.







