Dry Creek Pit

Past Producer in Jefferson 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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10155749
MAS/MILS ID 0530310118
Record type Site
Current site name Dry Creek Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -124.3841, 47.86788 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hoh Head(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Forks(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Copalis Beach(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hoh-Quillayute(hydrologic unit)

Washington Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 027 N 013 W Washington

Comments on the location information

  • MSHA LOCAT: TURN W AT HWY MARKER 176, GO 6.7 MI TO A MAJOR TURN TO THE LEFT. (H-1000) GO 0.3 MI TO H-1500 ROAD, THEN 1 MI, LEFT TURN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -124.3841, 47.86788

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner State Of Washington - Department Of Natural Resources
    ID 4502902
    Home office Washington
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REPORT DATED MAY 6, 1981

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-DEC-92 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/17/1982
MSHA mine ID4502902
Mine name (MSHA)Dry Creek Pit
Current operatorWa Dept Of Natural Resources
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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