Newman Lake, Washington
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Mount Spokane census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99025. It stands on Schackle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Newman Lake quadrangle. It stands 2,188 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1901 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Mt Spokane quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Mt Spokane quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Newman Lake quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Newman Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
135 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 135 fires within 5 miles of Newman Lake between 1992 and 2020, burning about 182 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 3 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 | 34 |
| Natural | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | RIDGEWAY STRIKE |
| 9 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 515 |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Spokane County Fire Districts | DALKE AVENUE |
| 4 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | STARR SPOT |
| 3 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | TEMPLE AGAIN |
| 21 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LAKEVIEW 2 |
| 2 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LAKEWOOD |
| 2 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Newman Lake: 4 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Beryllium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenland Prospect | Beryllium | Prospect | ||
| Moab Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Moab Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Starr Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newman Lake in 4 storm reports between 2006 and 2023: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newman Lake | $50,000 | A squall line moving across the Newman Lake area destroyed a barn before pushing into the Idaho Panhandle. Wind speeds were estimated to up to between 55 and 60 miles per hour. A rough damage estimate was used for the event. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newman Lake | $4,000 | ASOS at Fairchild Air Force Base recorded 45 MPH gusts at 1605LST. A gust front passed through Spokane County causing widespread minor damage. Several tree limbs and power lines were downed from Otis Orchards to Airway Heights. A two foot diameter tree was uprooted near I-90 and Hwy 195 interchange. Several 4 to 8 inch diameter pine trees were knocked down along Hwy 2 near Airport Drive. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Newman Lake | - | One inch of rain was also recorded in one hour. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Newman Lake | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moab | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| East Farms | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Otis Orchards | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Ne'sqhwaqhwe (historical) | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Chnak'wa'qn Breaks | 7.0 miles | 18 | |
| Velox | 7.3 miles | 18 | |
| Arturdee (historical) | 7.3 miles | 19 | |
| Peone | 7.3 miles | 19 |
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 Newman Lake | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6041613 | 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 1511452. 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.







