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Rock Falls, Wisconsin

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Rock Creek town. It lies in ZIP code area 54755. The Survey maps it on the Rock Falls quadrangle.

Rock Falls within Dunn County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 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

11 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Rock Falls between 1994 and 2020, burning about 72 acres in total. None 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
Debris and open burning5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Arson/incendiarism1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
30 July 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1900026
2 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources167
8 May 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1900017
2 May 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2020008
9 April 2014Debris and open burning11 acresWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesBLACK RIVER FALLS CO-OP 1
8 April 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1900010
8 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined54 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
19 April 2019Debris and open burning4.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources18

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dunn County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Rock Falls: 8 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Butler Shale QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
C. & E. Crapser Shale DepositStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Caryville Sandstone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Little Rock Creek Shale QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Rock Creek Shale QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Brunswick PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Caryville Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Caryville Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Caryville Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Coon Creek Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Dunn County

Storms near this place

12 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rock Falls in 12 storm reports between 1996 and 2019: 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2012Thunderstorm WindRock Falls$10,000Several trees down, including some on a trailer and a garage.
March 2019FloodRock Falls-As snow began to melt, areal flooding started, especially along the smaller creeks and streams that lead into the Chippewa River. Flood waters affected several county roads throughout the county. There were even reports of basement flooding in a few communities. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation closed County Road F, and 25 in Wheeler due to flood waters, and State Highway 64 at State Highway 25.
August 2006HailRock Falls-Hail damaged vehicles.
October 2006Thunderstorm WindRock Falls-Scattered trees felled.
October 2006Thunderstorm WindRock Falls-Scattered trees felled.
October 2006Thunderstorm WindRock Falls-Scattered trees downed.
October 2006Thunderstorm WindRock Falls-Scattered trees felled.
August 2018HailRock Falls-no account filed
October 2006Funnel CloudRock Falls-no account filed
October 2006HailRock Falls-no account filed
April 2002HailRock Falls-no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindRock Falls-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Dunn 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
Caryville2.4 miles13
Meridean5.5 miles12
Falls City6.8 miles12
Old Tyrone (historical)8.1 miles12
Red Cedar10.5 miles12
Elk Mound10.7 miles13
Dunnville11.4 miles12
Downsville13.4 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1572444. 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.