BlockBitter Creek, Wyoming
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Rock Springs South census division. It lies near Patrick Draw. The Survey maps it on the Bitter Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Rock Springs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rock Springs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Rock Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Bitter Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Red Desert Basin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Bitter Creek between 1996 and 2015, burning about 20 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | MONELL |
| 16 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Rock Springs Field Office | ELECTRIC |
| 15 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Rawlins Field Office | TIPTON |
| 20 July 2002 | Natural | 9.0 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | PATRICK DR |
| 16 July 2014 | Natural | 6.1 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | TABLE ROCK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Bitter Creek: 2 unknowns. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bitter Creek in 4 storm reports between 2012 and 2020: 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bitter Creek | - | The wind sensor along Bitter Creek along Interstate 80 reported several wind gusts over 60 mph. The highest wind gust reported was 62 mph. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bitter Creek | - | Several wind gusts over 58 mph were recorded at Bitter Creek along Interstate 80. The highest recorded gust was 78 mph. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bitter Creek | - | A high-based thunderstorm moved along Interstate 80 producing a severe wind gust at a sensor near Bitter Creek. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bitter Creek | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monell | 4.7 miles | 7 | |
| J O Junction | 8.8 miles | 7 | |
| Table Rock | 9.9 miles | 7 | |
| Fort LaClede (historical) | 12.9 miles | 6 | |
| Robinson | 13.1 miles | 7 | |
| Point of Rocks | 15.1 miles | 8 | |
| Tipton | 16.4 miles | 7 | |
| Thayer Junction | 21.1 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1585571. 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.