Eau Galle, Wisconsin
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Eau Galle town. It lies in ZIP code area 54737. It stands on Missouri Creek. The Survey maps it on the Arkansaw quadrangle. It stands 761 feet above sea level.
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 Eau Galle between 2018 and 2019, 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 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1081 |
| 29 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19 |
| 12 November 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 56 |
| 21 October 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 52 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Eau Galle: 8 past producers, 6 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 Shaly Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Bundy Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Joe Gray Coulee Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Markham Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Schlosser Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Weinzirl Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| 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 |
Storms near this place
14 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eau Galle in 14 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eau Galle | $500,000 | Numerous trees down with some roof damage. Sheds and barns down. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Eau Galle | $250,000 | A team of NWS employees and local law enforcement officials surveyed a large area of road damage caused by flash flooding. The survey revealed that county roads along the Missouri and Little Missouri Creek northwest of Eau Galle, Wisconsin, had signs of flood damage and mud slides. Several roads were washed out near Eau Galle, Wisconsin. Also, local law enforcement officials reported a mudslide east of Downsville, Wisconsin along County Road C. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eau Galle | $100,000 | Minor damage occurred in the southwest corner of Dunn County. The area most affected was Eau Galle township, south of County Road P, to the county line. High winds blew down a cattle barn at N739 County Road D in Eau Galle. |
| July 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Eau Galle | $10,000 | A storm survey indicated an EF-1 occurred near Eau Galle, Wisconsin. The EF-1 tornado formed one mile northwest of Eau Galle, and continued generally east to four miles east of Eau Galle. Most of the damage was down trees and power lines. The greatest damage occurred just north of Eau Galle, where trees were snapped and uprooted, and a home weather station reported a maximum wind gust of 88 mph. The maximum width was 50 yards and was on the ground for approximately 5.3 miles. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eau Galle | $5,000 | A metal shed was blown down near Eau Galle. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eau Galle | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 75 mph uprooted several trees and broke a flagpole in Eau Galle. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eau Galle | - | A private weather station measured a wind gust of 58 mph. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eau Galle | - | Numerous trees were blown down from southwest of Eau Galle, northeast across Lake Eau Galle, which is north of the town of Eau Galle. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eau Galle | - | A peak wind gust measured by a wind sensor. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eau Galle | - | A large tree was blown down near Eau Galle, Wisconsin. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Eau Galle | - | Trees washed out of banks and onto roads, branches that plugged culverts caused water to flow onto roads and produce damage to shoulders. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Eau Galle | - | Hail broke windows, damaged roofs, punched holes in siding, and destroyed crops. Some vehicles were totaled. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Eau Galle | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eau Galle | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welch Point (historical) | 0.7 miles | 13 | |
| Comfort | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Dunnville | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Red Cedar | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Downsville | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Weston | 8.9 miles | 11 | |
| Old Tyrone (historical) | 9.1 miles | 12 | |
| Irvington | 10.4 miles | 13 |
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 Eau Galle | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5331445 | 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 1564409. 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.









