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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.

Telma within Chelan County

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 17 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

85 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural30
Recreation and ceremony22
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Debris and open burning7
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Smoking3
Fireworks1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Other causes1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
9 September 2013Naturalunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestLITTLE WENATCHEE
5 September 2000Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestBUTCHER CREEK
29 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined410 acresOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestMEADOW CREEK
28 September 2007Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestZANIKA
27 September 1993Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National Forestnot named
21 September 2008Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestAREA 15
18 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National Forestnot named
17 September 1992Natural1.5 acresOkanogan-Wenatchee National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Chelan County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cedar Creek Mine ClaimSilicaOccurrence
Nason RidgeAsbestosOccurrence
Silver Lace ClaimStone, DimensionPast Producer
Wenatchee Ridge FeldsparFeldsparProspect
White RiverTalc-SoapstoneProspect
Dept of HighwaysSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
HutchinsonSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
MerrittSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
SmithSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Two Rivers Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Chelan County

Storms near this place

7 since 2006

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
December 2025FloodTelma$200,000Several 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 2016Debris FlowTelma$2,000A member of the Park/Forest Service related a delayed report of a road washout on Chikamin Ridge Road.
June 2023Flash FloodTelma$1,000A 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 2015FloodTelma-Minor flooding along Pope Creek impacting a few cabins on USFS land was noted by the Park/Forest service.
November 2008FloodTelma-no account filed
July 2006Thunderstorm WindTelma-no account filed
July 2006HailTelma-no account filed

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
Merritt4.5 miles17
Nason Creek5.4 miles17
Coles Corner7.2 miles17
Winton8.4 miles17
Plain10.1 miles17
Berne10.1 miles16
Chiwaukum11.4 miles17
Chumstick14.2 miles17

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 TelmaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q22083186The 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.