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Espanola, Washington

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Cheney-Medical Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99022. It stands on North Fork Deep Creek. The Survey maps it on the Medical Lake quadrangle.

Espanola within Spokane County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 13 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

91 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of Espanola between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,129 acres in total. 8 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined26
Misuse of fire by a minor15
Recreation and ceremony13
Debris and open burning9
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Natural8
Equipment and vehicle use4
Smoking2
Fireworks2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Arson/incendiarism1

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
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined80 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersCHRISTENSEN
7 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersBARTHOLOMEW VALVE
30 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined95 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersLAKELAND VILLAGE
3 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined210 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersFANCHER STUBBLE
29 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersFANCHER
27 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.9 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersSTRANGLAND
26 September 2009Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersWELCOME WIND
25 September 2019Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersWATERFRONT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Spokane County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Espanola: 13 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Travertine. 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
Silver LakeTravertineProspect
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Giles & Peat QuarryGranitePast Producer
Keene QuarryGranitePast Producer
Medical Lake, County QuarryGranitePast Producer
Washington Monument & Cut Stone Co.GranitePast Producer
Deep Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Galena PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hite PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Spokane County

Storms near this place

3 since 2013

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Espanola in 3 storm reports between 2013 and 2014: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2014FloodEspanola$600,000Heavy rain and low elevation snow melt led to standing water in low lying areas, flooding along small streams and creeks, road washouts and isolated reports of some basement flooding. Spangle Creek flowed out of its banks resulting in water surrounding homes with basement flooding along a three block stretch. A vehicle became stuck on a flooded road and had to be saved by rescue personnel. There were reports of flooding in fields in Cheney and in Elk. State Route 231 between milepost 0 and 28 was closed due to water and mud over the roadway. Flood waters over Jackson Road took out an eight foot culvert and a portion of the road above the culvert. A small creek near Shady Slope and Little Spokane Drive came out of its banks resulting in minor flooding. Damage costs for the event were estimated.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindEspanola$6,000A gust front with winds estimated between 30 and 45 mph tore off a secondary metal rood from a one story apartment building located near the intersection of W Manilla and E Espanola Rd. A section of roof blew into the powerlines resulting in power outages along the street. No damage was observed to adjacent structures or vegetation.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindEspanola-Numerous reports of trees falling onto power lines resulting in over a thousand customers losing power. Damage was reported in Cheney, to Spokane, to Mead and in Deer Park. A large tree toppled over at 21st Street and High Drive in Spokane on South Hill. Other trees reported down or snapped off resulting in damage to homes and/or vehicles. Many tents at the Spokane County Interstate Fair were damaged or flipped over due to the strong winds from the gust front.

Every storm recorded in Spokane 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
Deep Creek3.2 miles12
Medical Lake3.8 miles13
Lakeland Village4.1 miles13
Fairchild4.4 miles12
Hite4.6 miles9
Silver Lake6.0 miles13
Four Lakes8.3 miles11
Airway Heights8.4 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510948. 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.