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Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 2005. It stands in Lac du Flambeau town. It lies in ZIP code area 54538. It lies near Strawberry Island. The Survey maps it on the Lac du Flambeau quadrangle.

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Lac du Flambeau within Vilas County

On record in Lac du Flambeau

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 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 15 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

1,095 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,095 fires within 5 miles of Lac du Flambeau between 1992 and 2020, burning about 366 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 539 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
Arson/incendiarism539
Misuse of fire by a minor323
Missing data/not specified/undetermined109
Debris and open burning49
Recreation and ceremony23
Power generation/transmission/distribution11
Equipment and vehicle use11
Fireworks11
Natural8
Smoking4
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Other causes2
Firearms and explosives use1

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 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreGreat Lakes Agency225 HWY 47
7 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGreat Lakes AgencyMAKOONS
6 September 2006Firearms and explosives use1.0 acresGreat Lakes AgencyBIRCH LOG DECK
5 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGreat Lakes AgencyBROKEN BOW ISLAND
4 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreGreat Lakes Agency216 CHICOG
4 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGreat Lakes AgencyWDNR#248
3 September 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreGreat Lakes AgencyBEE FIRE
3 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGreat Lakes AgencyWDNR#240

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Vilas County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Lac du Flambeau: 5 occurrences, 3 prospects, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Broken Bow Lake Pit #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Broken Bow Lake Pit #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Fence Lake Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Flambeau Lake Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Gene Lake Gravel Pit #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gene Lake Gravel Pit #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Jerms Lake Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Lac Du Flambeau Station Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Middle Sugarbush Lake Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Ross Allen Lake PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Vilas County

Storms near this place

46 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lac du Flambeau in 46 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 21 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 2 flood, 2 funnel cloud. 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
June 1994Thunderstorm WindLac du Flambeau$500,000A man was injured when struck by lightning while working on a house roof near Danbury (Burnett county). A severe thunderstorm downed numerous pine trees, some over 100 years old, in Lac du Flambeau (Vilas county). Three trees crushed a home and destroyed it.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindLac Du Flambeau$40,000A thunderstorm downburst downed at least a dozen large trees on the south shore of White Sand Lake. One of the trees heavily damaged a car; another fell on a cabin and damaged its roof.
August 1996Thunderstorm WindLac Du Flambeau$5,000no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindLac Du Flambeau$3,000no account filed
June 2017FloodLac Du Flambeau$1,000Heavy rainfall caused street flooding in Lac du Flambeau. A spotter in the area measured 6.5 inches of rain for the day.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindLac Du Flambeau$1,000no account filed
September 2019Thunderstorm WindLac Du Flambeau$500Thunderstorm winds broke 1 inch tree limbs and blew shingles off a roof.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindLac Du Flambeau-Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Lac Du Flambeau. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
June 2024HailLac Du Flambeau-Penny size hail fell in Lac Du Flambeau. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
May 2024HailLac Du Flambeau-Quarter size hail fell near Lac Du Flambeau.
July 2023HailLac Du Flambeau-Penny size hail fell in Lac Du Flambeau.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindLac Du Flambeau-Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Lac Du Flambeau. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data.
July 2022HailLac Du Flambeau-Penny size hail fell near Lac Du Flambeau.
May 2021HailLac Du Flambeau-Nickel size hail fell in Lac de Flambeau.
May 2021HailLac Du Flambeau-Penny size hail fell near Lac de Flambeau.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindLac Du Flambeau-Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Lac du Flambeau. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindLac Du Flambeau-Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Lac du Flambeau. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindLac Du Flambeau-Thunderstorm winds uprooted and damaged dozens of trees near Lac du Flambeau.
April 2017HailLac Du Flambeau-Golf ball size hail fell near Lac du Flambeau, covering the ground.
April 2017HailLac Du Flambeau-Thunderstorms produced quarter size hail and winds estimated at 40 to 45 mph as they passed south of Lac du Flambeau.
May 2015HailLac Du Flambeau-A thunderstorm dropped pea to nickel size hail near Lac du Flambeau.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindLac Du Flambeau-Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Lac du Flambeau.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindLac Du Flambeau-Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in Lac du Flambeau.
May 2012HailLac Du Flambeau-Thunderstorms dropped golf ball size hail near Lac du Flambeau.
August 2012HailLac Du Flambeau-Penny to golf ball size hail fell in Lac Du Flambeau.
May 2011Funnel CloudLac Du Flambeau-A spotter saw a funnel cloud near Lac du Flambeau.
May 2010HailLac Du Flambeau-Penny size hail fell in the Lac du Flambeau area.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindLac Du Flambeau-Thunderstorm winds downed trees at Lac du Flambeau.
July 2010Funnel CloudLac Du Flambeau-A funnel cloud was spotted at Lac du Flambeau.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindLac Du Flambeau-A thunderstorm over southwest Vilas County produced heavy rain and straight-line winds that blew down trees and power lines in the Lac du Flambeau area.
September 1995HailLac du Flambeau-Severe thunderstorms moved through Vilas County, producing dime- size hail at Lac du Flambeau, and the Arbor Vitae/Sayner area. Farther to the northeast, the powerful thunderstorm winds blew large trees down in the Phelps area.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindLac Du Flambeau-no account filed
August 2005HailLac Du Flambeau-no account filed
April 2004HailLac Du Flambeau-no account filed
April 2002HailLac Du Flambeau-no account filed
August 2002Thunderstorm WindLac Du Flambeau-no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindLac Du Flambeau-no account filed
June 2001HailLac Du Flambeau-no account filed
August 2001Thunderstorm WindLac Du Flambeau-no account filed
September 2000HailLac Du Flambeau-no account filed
August 2000Thunderstorm WindLac Du Flambeau-no account filed
August 2000FloodLac Du Flambeau-no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindLac Du Flambeau-no account filed
July 1997HailLac Du Flambeau-no account filed
July 1996LightningLac Du Flambeau-no account filed
May 1996HailLac Du Flambeau-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Vilas 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
Marlands4.1 miles12
Manitowish Waters11.4 miles15
Arbor Vitae12.6 miles12
Boulder Junction16.4 miles17
Katinka Village16.9 miles15
Winchester17.4 miles15
Sayner19.1 miles13
Presque Isle21.0 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1579611. 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.