Arkansaw, Wisconsin
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Waterville town. It lies in ZIP code area 54721. It stands on Little Arkansaw Creek. The Survey maps it on the Arkansaw quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 13 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.
- 1935 USGS Arkansaw quadrangle1:48000
- 1941 USGS Arkansaw quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Arkansaw quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Arkansaw quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Hastings quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Hastings quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Arkansaw between 2018 and 2020, burning under an acre in total. None 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/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19 |
| 21 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20 |
| 20 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 26 |
| 12 November 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 56 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 31 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Arkansaw: 14 occurrences, 14 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patnode Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Arkansaw Sand Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Arkansaw Sand Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brooks Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Chippewa River Bar Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Cranes Bend Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Durand Quarry and Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Eau Galle River Sand Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Wieser Durand Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Yellow Bank Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arkansaw in 13 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 heavy rain, 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Arkansaw | $1,000,000 | A team of NWS employees and local law enforcement officials surveyed an area northwest of Arkansaw, Wisconsin that had flood damage. The storm survey determined that from County Road XX, southeast along County Road Z, several mud slides were confirmed along with a washed out roadway along Arkansas Creek. There were also reports of basement flooding in the town of Arkansaw, Wisconsin. Also, a local observer in Pepin County reported several minor mud slides near Durand. Local law enforcement officials in Pepin County also reported several roads washed out in Frankfort Township, south of Arkansaw, Wisconsin.||Highway crews repaired the highway along Arkansas Creek which rose more than 15 feet and spread about 100' wide during the height of the storm. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arkansaw | $500,000 | Significant straight line wind damage occurred west and northwest of Durand, in the Towns of Waterville and Waubeek. Trees were downed from several miles west of Arkansaw to north-northwest of Durand, near Highway 25. Some of the worst damage was near County Road D and Highway 25. Damage occurred to a roof which came off of a storage shed, as well as damage to Eau Galle Cheese Factory, plus a few campers in Dick's RV lot. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arkansaw | $200,000 | Barn blown down trapping 57 cows. Garage shifted off foundation. Windows blown out of farmhouse. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arkansaw | $75,000 | There were numerous trees and power lines blown down between Arkansaw and west of Durand. Some of the debris landed on houses and vehicles, plus some of the trees were blocking Highways 10 and 25. The worst damage was west of the Chippewa River. Power outages were also reported in Pepin and Stockholm areas. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arkansaw | - | Report of a downed tree west of Durand. |
| August 2025 | Heavy Rain | Arkansaw | - | Cocorahs station WI-PP-8 Durand 2W- 72 hour total of 6.68 inches. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Arkansaw | - | As snow began to melt, areal flooding started, especially along the smaller creeks and streams that lead into the Chippewa River. There was a minor ice jam on the Chippewa River near Durand that was reported the afternoon of March 20 which caused the river level to rapidly rise in the downtown area. The water level spiked from action level to minor flood levels. No damages to downtown businesses/structures were reported. ||The Village of Pepin had pumped water off private property and roadways; the highway department reports assorted roadways damages throughout county including local, county, and state roadways due to culvert washouts and water over roads from melting snow. |
| September 2010 | Flood | Arkansaw | - | Approximately 20 businesses on the riverside of Main St. in Durand, Wisconsin, all had water in their basement. The city of Durand lost one of its wells due to the flood waters. Two county roads were also closed because of the Chippewa River flooding. |
| August 2009 | Heavy Rain | Arkansaw | - | A local resident near Arkansaw, Wisconsin measured 7.34 inches of rainfall overnight. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arkansaw | - | Power lines down. Estimated windspeed. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Arkansaw | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Arkansaw | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Arkansaw | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durand | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Laneville | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Porcupine | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Ella | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Lima | 8.4 miles | 12 | |
| Devils Corner | 10.1 miles | 13 | |
| Tarrant | 10.3 miles | 12 | |
| Hawkins Corner | 10.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1560934. 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.









