2023 Colorado wildfires

2023 Colorado wildfires
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The 2023 Colorado wildfire season was a series of wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of Colorado.

List of wildfires

The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), or produced significant structural damage or casualties.

Name County Acres Start date Containment date Notes Ref
403 Gunnison 1,096 March 31 April 13 The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) did not document information about this wildfire. [1][2]
Gageby Creek Bent 4,600 April 19 unknown The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) did not document information about this wildfire. [3][4]
Spring Creek Garfield 3,256 July 24 October 1 [5]
Lowline Gunnison 1,999 July 26 2023 [6]
Bear Creek Hinsdale 1,093 July 28 2023 [7]
Little Mesa Delta 4,009 July 31 September 20 [8]
Quartz Ridge Archuleta 2,850 August 5 October 30 [9]
Dry Lake Archuleta 1,372 August 30 September 12 [10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Colorado wildfire burning on 1,205 acres near Florissant; 100 homes evacuated". The Denver Post. March 31, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  2. ^ National Centers for Environmental Information (June–July 2023). "Gunnison County Wildfire Events Between 03/31/2023 and 04/13/2023". Storm Event Database. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "Helicopter crew assessing Gageby Creek fire burning on 1,680 acres in southeastern Colorado". The Denver Post. April 19, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  4. ^ National Centers for Environmental Information (July 2023). "Bent County, Colorado Wildfire Events Between 04/19/2023 and 04/30/2023". Storm Event Database. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "Spring Creek Fire". InciWeb: Incident Information System. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  6. ^ "Lowline Fire". InciWeb: Incident Information System. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Bear Creek Fire". InciWeb: Incident Information System. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  8. ^ "Little Mesa Fire". InciWeb: Incident Information System. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  9. ^ "Quartz Ridge Fire". InciWeb: Incident Information System. Retrieved September 26, 2023.[dead link‍]
  10. ^ "Dry Lake Fire". InciWeb: Incident Information System. Retrieved September 26, 2023.[dead link‍]