Telma, Washington
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Leavenworth-Lake Wenatchee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98826. It stands on White River. The Survey maps it on the Lake Wenatchee quadrangle. It stands 1,890 feet above sea level.
On record in Telma
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Lake Wenatchee Residence No. 1200listed 1991 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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 Chiwaukum quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1904 USGS Chiwaukum quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Wenatchee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Wenatchee Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Chelan quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Lake Wenatchee quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Lake Wenatchee quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
85 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Telma between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,827 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 1 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 | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | LITTLE WENATCHEE |
| 5 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | BUTCHER CREEK |
| 29 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 410 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | MEADOW CREEK |
| 28 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | ZANIKA |
| 27 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | not named |
| 21 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | AREA 15 |
| 18 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | not named |
| 17 September 1992 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Telma: 4 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Asbestos, Feldspar, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Creek Mine Claim | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Nason Ridge | Asbestos | Occurrence | ||
| Silver Lace Claim | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Wenatchee Ridge Feldspar | Feldspar | Prospect | ||
| White River | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| Dept of Highways | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Hutchinson | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Merritt | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Smith | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Two Rivers Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Telma in 7 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 3 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 debris flow. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | Flood | Telma | $200,000 | Several reports of flooding impacts were received from the Lake Wenatchee and Coles Corner area. Reports of homes being flooded on Cedar Brae Road along Lake Wenatchee with water rescues being needed. US 2 was closed from Coles Corner at MP 85 through Tumwater Canyon to Leavenworth at MP 99 due to high water. A landslide occurred on southbound SR 207 near Coles Corner, launching a large tree through the windshield of a truck and injuring the driver. US 2 is closed from milepost 57 at Scenic to milepost 85 at Coles Corner including Stevens Pass Summit due to rocks, trees, and mud over the roadway in multiple locations. White River Road and Little Wenatchee River Road at Lake Wenatchee closed because of water over the roadway. Damage cost is estimated. |
| October 2016 | Debris Flow | Telma | $2,000 | A member of the Park/Forest Service related a delayed report of a road washout on Chikamin Ridge Road. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Telma | $1,000 | A quasistationary thunderstorm over the area produced nearly half an inch of rain. Flash flooding occurred on White River Road between mile markers 4 and 6. There were at least ten areas where mud and debris crossed the road. The road was impassable and was closed for several hours. |
| October 2015 | Flood | Telma | - | Minor flooding along Pope Creek impacting a few cabins on USFS land was noted by the Park/Forest service. |
| November 2008 | Flood | Telma | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Telma | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Telma | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merritt | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Nason Creek | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Coles Corner | 7.2 miles | 17 | |
| Winton | 8.4 miles | 17 | |
| Plain | 10.1 miles | 17 | |
| Berne | 10.1 miles | 16 | |
| Chiwaukum | 11.4 miles | 17 | |
| Chumstick | 14.2 miles | 17 |
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 Telma | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22083186 | 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 1526978. 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.






