Fargher Lake, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the La Center census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98675. The Survey maps it on the Ariel quadrangle. It stands 679 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1940 USGS La Center quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS La Center quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Ariel quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
151 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 151 fires within 5 miles of Fargher Lake between 1992 and 2020, burning about 78 acres in total. 4 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 | 90 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PARKSIDE |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GOODNIGHT |
| 8 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 354TH ST |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WIEHL |
| 7 September 2020 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | AMBOY RD |
| 3 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WEST GARNER |
| 3 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LONG DRIVE |
| 28 September 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PUP FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Fargher Lake: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarville | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| View | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Dayton | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Amboy | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Hall | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Heisson | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Charter Oak | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Lewisville | 5.4 miles | 16 |
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 Fargher Lake | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q38249346 | 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 1504828. 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.







