Malaga, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1975. It stands in the Malaga census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98828. The Survey maps it on the Malaga quadrangle. It stands 682 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1912 USGS Malaga quadrangle1:48000
- 1912 USGS Malaga quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS Malaga quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1920 USGS Colockum Pass quadrangle1:125000
- 1922 USGS Colockum Pass quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Wenatchee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Malaga quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Wenatchee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
17 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Malaga between 1992 and 2020, burning about 18,243 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BIG SPRINGS |
| 1 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,610 acres | Spokane District | CRYSTAL |
| 9 August 2013 | Natural | 5,541 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MILEPOST 10 |
| 6 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CHERRY |
| 30 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 August 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | not named |
| 22 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | STEMILT CREEK |
| 17 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | STEMILT LOOP ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Malaga: 17 past producers, 5 occurrences, 3 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Stemilt Creek Clay Deposit | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| N.W.L. Brown | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Sec. 36 Lease | Gold, Silver | Producer | Electrum | |
| Althouse Placers, Inc. Project | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Wenatchee Heights-Stemilt | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Cain | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Stemilt Canyon | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Stemilt School Road A | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Stemilt School Road B | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Alcoa Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Malaga in 6 storm reports between 2011 and 2022: 3 flash flood, 2 debris flow, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2013 | Debris Flow | Malaga | $700,000 | Heavy rain from a slow moving thunderstorm fell over the 2013 Colockum Tarps burn scar leading to flash flooding, a massive debris flow, and significant property damage. One debris flow occurred down Robinson Canyon and across Colockum Road cutting through a home and barn along the way. The home had water and debris flowing through it and out the front windows. Residents escaped through the front windows and climbed a tree until water receded. A large boulder went through the corner of the barn. Asphalt was removed from Colockum Road between Colockum Creek and Kingsbury Road. Kingsbury bridge over Colockum Creek also sustained minor damage. Flash flooding was also observed down the Colockum Creek drainage to the intersection of Tapiscan and Colockum Roads. Water washed out Colockum Road at mile post 12 making the road impassible. A mobile home on Tarpiscan Road at the bottom of the drainage was washed off its foundation. The residents in the mobile home were able to make it to higher ground before it washed away. Flash flooding was also reported by the public down the Dry Gulch drainage located south of the Colockum Creek drainage. Flood waters and debris led to the washout of the Dry Gulch Bridge on Colockum Road making the road impassible. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Malaga | $700,000 | A flash flood down the Colockum Creek drainage washed out Tarpiscan Road at the Colockum Creek bridge. Colockum Road, Kingsbury Road, and Agnew Road were closed due to the damage. Multiple homes were damaged along the Colockum Creek Drainage as well by rocks, trees and other debris that traveled with the flood wave. Damage costs were estimated. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Malaga | $50,000 | A few basements and outbuildings were flooded from heavy rain. Colockum Creek flowed out of its banks and across Colockum Road just upstream of the intersection with Kingsbury Road. There was no damage to the road but a fence on the adjacent property did sustain some damage. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Malaga | $20,000 | Heavy rain and snow melt resulted in flooding along Colockum Road. Kingsbury Bridge was undercut by Colockum Creek resulting in its closer. Further down the creek flooding was reported on Tarpiscan Road, which blocked vehicle access to the Washington State University agricultural research station. Colockum Creek flowed in the basement of a rental home, forcing the renters to evacuate. Property damage was estimated. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Malaga | $5,000 | Road washout report along Tarpiscan Road. Location is approximate. |
| May 2018 | Debris Flow | Malaga | $500 | Heavy rain from thunderstorms during the evening of May 17th resulted in a debris flow of rocks and mud onto the Malaga-Alcoa Highway betrween mileposts 10 and 12. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wenatchee Heights | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Appleyard | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Wenatchee | 6.8 miles | 16 | |
| Olds | 9.2 miles | 16 | |
| West Wenatchee | 9.5 miles | 16 | |
| Sunnyslope | 10.0 miles | 16 | |
| Monitor | 13.9 miles | 14 | |
| Wagnersburg | 15.9 miles | 13 |
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 Malaga | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6740963 | 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 1522655. 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.







