Clam Lake Fire
The Clam Lake Fire burned 4,916 acres in Texas, in 1985. MTBS dates its ignition to September 27, 1985.
- Size
- 4,916 acres
- Ignition
- September 27, 1985
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 4,916 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 29.669, -94.119.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 4,916 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- September 27, 1985
- State
- Texas
- Incident type
- Other fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- TX2966909411919850927
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
Other large fires in Texas in 19853
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 32 Fire | 2,556 | Dec 23, 1985 | |
| Unit 43 Fire | 2,182 | Nov 4, 1985 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,388 | Nov 15, 1985 |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.