BlockWaterloo, Washington
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Hunters-Gifford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99167. It lies near Goose Heaven. The Survey maps it on the Wellington Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1950 USGS Inchelium quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Nespelem quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Wellington Peak quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
121 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of Waterloo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 19,369 acres in total. 30 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 | 32 |
| Natural | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 1994 | Natural | 1.8 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 acres | Colville Agency | JIM CREEK III |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19,005 acres | Colville Agency | INCHELIUM HIWAY |
| 6 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | RICE |
| 6 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area | MILE 60 |
| 3 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 16 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 15 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GODDARD ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Waterloo: 13 occurrences, 5 past producers, 4 unknowns, 3 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Gold, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daisy | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Daisy | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Daisy - Tempest | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Antimony | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Daisy - Tempest | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Daisy - Tempest Silverado Mining Co. | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Tungsten, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | |
| Ideal Cement Company Quarry Area | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| John Hays | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Rosebud | Lead, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Rosebud | Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Tempest | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daisy | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Maud | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Edendale (historical) | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Gifford | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Arzina | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Rice | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Harvey (historical) | 7.4 miles | 11 | |
| Schmidt (historical) | 9.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1530037. 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.