Wiser Lake Pit

Past Producer in Whatcom county in Washington, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10277863
MAS/MILS ID 0530730242
Record type Site
Current site name Wiser Lake Pit
Alternate or previous names Dept of Highways Wiser Lake Pit, Triangle Construction Pit, Vellema Pit, Starkenburg Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -122.38486, 48.89041 (WGS84)
Elevation 28
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Whatcom(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lynden(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bellingham(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Victoria(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nooksack(hydrologic unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Whatcom

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 039 N 003 E 11 NWNWNE Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -122.38486, 48.89041

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Department Of Highways
    Home office Washington
    Year 1960
  • Type Operator
    Owner Triangle Construction
    Home office Washington
    Year 1979
  • Type Operator
    Owner Lynden Transport, Inc.
    Home office Washington
    Year 1977
  • Type Operator
    Owner Dick Vellema
    Home office Washington
    Year 1979
  • Type Operator
    Owner Starkenburg And Wiersa
    Home office Washington
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1960,L PART I, VOL. 1,

  • Deposit

    P. 119.

  • Deposit

    WA. DEPT. NAT. RESOURCES AIMS MASTER FILE, APPL. NO. 011211.

  • Deposit

    WA. DEPT. NAT. RESOURCES AIMS MASTER FILE, APPL. NO. 011012.

  • Deposit

    WA. DEPT. NAT. RESOURCES AIMS MASTER FILE, APPL. NO. 011870.

  • Deposit

    WA. DEPT. NAT. RESOURCES AIMS MASTER FILE, APPL. NO. 011556.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-OCT-1993 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.