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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.

Malaga within Chelan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 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

17 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined6
Natural5
Debris and open burning4
Recreation and ceremony2

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
25 September 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersBIG SPRINGS
1 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,610 acresSpokane DistrictCRYSTAL
9 August 2013Natural5,541 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersMILEPOST 10
6 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersCHERRY
30 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
3 August 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National Forestnot named
22 August 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersSTEMILT CREEK
17 August 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined45 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersSTEMILT LOOP ROAD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Chelan County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 27 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Lower Stemilt Creek Clay DepositAluminumOccurrence
N.W.L. BrownClayProspect
Sec. 36 LeaseGold, SilverProducerElectrum
Althouse Placers, Inc. ProjectGold, SilverProspect
Wenatchee Heights-StemiltGold, SilverProspect
CainSilicaOccurrence
Stemilt CanyonSilicaOccurrence
Stemilt School Road ASilicaOccurrence
Stemilt School Road BSilicaOccurrence
Alcoa PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Chelan County

Storms near this place

6 since 2011

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2013Debris FlowMalaga$700,000Heavy 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 2013Flash FloodMalaga$700,000A 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 2013Flash FloodMalaga$50,000A 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 2011FloodMalaga$20,000Heavy 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 2022Flash FloodMalaga$5,000Road washout report along Tarpiscan Road. Location is approximate.
May 2018Debris FlowMalaga$500Heavy 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.

Every storm recorded in Chelan 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
Wenatchee Heights4.6 miles15
Appleyard5.7 miles16
Wenatchee6.8 miles16
Olds9.2 miles16
West Wenatchee9.5 miles16
Sunnyslope10.0 miles16
Monitor13.9 miles14
Wagnersburg15.9 miles13

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 MalagaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6740963The 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.