Diamond Lake, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Newport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99156. It lies near Deer Valley. The Survey maps it on the Camden quadrangle. It stands 2,352 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1936 USGS Newport quadrangle1:125000
- 1936 USGS Newport quadrangle1:96000
- 1942 USGS Newport quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Camden quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Chewelah quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
181 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 181 fires within 5 miles of Diamond Lake between 1992 and 2020, burning about 164 acres in total. 26 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 61 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Natural | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
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 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DIAMOND RHYME |
| 6 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ELOODING BRAKES |
| 30 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 4.4 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PHAY |
| 3 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BEAVER VALLEY VITAMINS |
| 29 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GRAY |
| 25 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | TELEPHONE |
| 25 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | 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 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Diamond Lake: 7 past producers, 4 prospects, 3 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Metal Prospect | Iron, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Lena Belle Prospect | Antimony | Occurrence | Stibnite | |
| Reidt | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Buck | Silver | Prospect | ||
| Lloyd | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Mount Pisgah | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Sunrise | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Gilbert | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Penrith Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Diamond Lake in 16 storm reports between 2005 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 2 hail, 2 heavy rain. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diamond Lake | 1 killed | A man was killed after a tree fell on him during a thunderstorm. The man was trying to keep a dock from floating away during the high winds. The exact age of the man is not known, but was in his late 50s. |
| July 2011 | Flood | Diamond Lake | $10,000 | Diamond Lake flooded its banks and water inundating a few basements of lakeside homes and private roads. The exact number of homes impacted was unknown at the time and damage costs were estimated. |
| June 2011 | Flood | Diamond Lake | $10,000 | Diamond Lake flooded its banks and water inundating a few basements of lakeside homes and private roads. The exact number of homes impacted was unknown at the time and damage costs were estimated. |
| October 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diamond Lake | $5,000 | A spotter reported 4 trees uprooted and a few power poles snapped with power outages as a result of strong local outflow winds from a nearby thunderstorm. Time is estimated from radar data. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diamond Lake | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported downed trees and power lines on Green Road in the Diamond Lake area. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Diamond Lake | $1,000 | A severe thunderstorm moved through the town of Diamond Lake during the early afternoon hours. The storm dropped up to one inch diameter hail in a few locations in the town of Diamond Lake. There was an estimated amount of one thousand dollars for property damage due to hail damage. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diamond Lake | $500 | Social media report of a tree down in the Diamond Lake area. A max gusts of 39 MPH was recorded in Newtown, Idaho, near the location. |
| February 2015 | Flood | Diamond Lake | $500 | A COOP observer reported minor street flooding 5 miles west northwest of Diamond Lake, WA near Sacheen Lake. The 48 hour rainfall total leading up to the flood amounted to 2.18 inches of rain. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diamond Lake | - | WSDOT report of tree partially blocking U.S. 2 near Diamond Lake. |
| June 2022 | Heavy Rain | Diamond Lake | - | An estimated 1.65 inches of rain received since midnight. |
| September 2011 | Flash Flood | Diamond Lake | - | Heavy rain fell at rate of approximately one and one quarter of an inch per hour resulted in fast flowing water down a sloped front yard of a residence. Loose soil was easily carried by the runoff, which created a flow of mud that covered the driveway of the residence. No damage was reported. |
| June 2011 | Heavy Rain | Diamond Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diamond Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diamond Lake | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Diamond Lake | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diamond Lake | - | no account filed |
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.
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 Diamond Lake | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q60760115 | 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 1518755. 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.






