Cat Creek Fire
The Cat Creek Fire burned 1,162 acres in Idaho, in 1990. MTBS dates its ignition to October 9, 1990.
- Size
- 1,162 acres
- Ignition
- October 9, 1990
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,162 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 43.306, -115.324.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,162 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- October 9, 1990
- State
- Idaho
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- ID4331711521819901009
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
Other large fires in Idaho in 199012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorn Creek Fire | 70,381 | Aug 8, 1990 | |
| Indian Springs Fire | 11,811 | Aug 8, 1990 | |
| Castle Ck Fire | 10,434 | Aug 8, 1990 | |
| Whiskey Butte Fire | 7,389 | Aug 3, 1990 | |
| Sabe Creek Fire | 3,740 | Jul 7, 1990 | |
| Chamberlain Fire | 3,413 | Aug 8, 1990 | |
| Little Park Fire | 3,318 | ||
| Hog Creek Fire | 2,448 | Jul 20, 1990 | |
| Ireland Sum Fire | 2,250 | Aug 10, 1990 | |
| Wildhorse Creek Fire | 2,248 | Aug 8, 1990 | |
| Badger Creek Fire | 1,921 | Aug 15, 1990 | |
| Pigtail Fire | 1,855 | Aug 29, 1990 |
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.