Eldon Lake Fire
The Eldon Lake Fire burned 1,548 acres in Idaho, in 1999. MTBS dates its ignition to October 22, 1999.
- Size
- 1,548 acres
- Ignition
- October 22, 1999
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,548 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 42.791, -114.088.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,548 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- October 22, 1999
- State
- Idaho
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- ID4276011414319991022
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
Other large fires in Idaho in 199912
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mule Butte Fire | 132,208 | Aug 3, 1999 | Natural |
| Cedar Butte Fire | 49,364 | Jul 20, 1999 | Natural |
| Ineel Fire | 43,532 | Aug 21, 1999 | |
| East Slick Fire | 35,041 | Aug 30, 1999 | Human |
| Grandview Fire | 23,007 | Sep 18, 1999 | Natural |
| Wedge Butte Fire | 16,266 | Jul 11, 1999 | Human |
| Norton Creek Fire | 7,878 | Aug 25, 1999 | Natural |
| West Shoofly Fire | 7,502 | Aug 23, 1999 | Natural |
| Whiskey Butte Fire | 7,187 | Jun 24, 1999 | Natural |
| Middle Butte Fire | 6,908 | Aug 23, 1999 | Natural |
| Buck N Doe Fire | 6,455 | Aug 3, 1999 | Natural |
| Broken Wagon Fire | 5,026 | Aug 12, 1999 | Natural |
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.