Webb Lake, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Webb Lake town. It lies in ZIP code area 54830. It stands on Nelson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Webb Lake quadrangle. It stands 1,010 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1949 USGS Webb Lake quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Webb Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Sandstone quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Webb Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
112 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Webb Lake between 1992 and 2020, burning about 109 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 8 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 | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 September 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 1997 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 August 2001 | Other causes | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | LOST POWER |
| 4 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Storms near this place
19 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Webb Lake in 19 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 9 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb Lake | $500 | A 10-inch diameter healthy oak tree was blown down. |
| June 2018 | Flood | Webb Lake | - | The St. Croix River near Danbury set a record stage of 11.66 feet at 12:30PM on June 18th. This beat the old record of 8.72 feet set April 24th, 2001. Due to this flooding, Wisconsin Highway 35, which is where the gauge is located, was closed. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb Lake | - | Numerous trees were blown down along County Road A from Bushy Road through Sand Lake and the Voyagers Village area. Numerous trees fell on homes and cabins and blocked driveways. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb Lake | - | There was widespread tree damage. All power lines along County Road H between Webb Lake and Fish Lake were blown down. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb Lake | - | A stand of Norway pines, 18 inches in diameter, was blown down. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb Lake | - | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb Lake | - | A 12 inch diameter tree was blown down. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb Lake | - | A 10 inch diameter tree was blown down. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb Lake | - | Multiple powr poles were blown down and blocking Highway 77. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb Lake | - | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Webb Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Webb Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Webb Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Webb Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Webb Lake | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Webb Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Webb Lake | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Webb Lake | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Webb Lake | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | 7.6 miles | 8 | |
| Woodland Corner | 10.8 miles | 8 | |
| Danbury | 12.6 miles | 8 | |
| Oakland | 13.5 miles | 14 | |
| Hertel | 14.0 miles | 14 | |
| Yellow Lake | 14.5 miles | 14 | |
| Webster | 15.4 miles | 14 | |
| Bashaw | 17.0 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 Webb Lake | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7978661 | 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 1576370. 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.
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.





