BlockLittle Dalles, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Kettle Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99157. It lies near White Horse Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Onion Creek quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1929 USGS Colville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1933 USGS Colville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Onion Creek quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Colville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
123 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Little Dalles (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 476 acres in total. 53 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Colville National Forest | CHILLY FLAGSTAFF |
| 8 September 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 25 SHOCK SPOTS |
| 7 September 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WILCOX |
| 4 September 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MARBLE TWO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 48 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of Little Dalles (historical): 16 prospects, 15 occurrences, 7 past producers, 4 unknowns. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Limestone, Dimension, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullion | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Heritage | Zinc, Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| Hubbard | Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Hubbard | Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Jani Quarry | Calcium | Prospect | ||
| McKinley | Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Mountain View | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Northport | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| O Toole Mountain | Uranium, REE | Occurrence | ||
| Phillips Ranch Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Prospect |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1530575. 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.