River Bottom Fire
The River Bottom Fire burned 1,200 acres in South Dakota, in 2004. It was discovered on May 11, 2004. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Discovered
- May 11, 2004
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 45.550, -98.257.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,200 acres
- Discovered
- May 11, 2004
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- South Dakota
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-SD01750604-4565
Other large fires in South Dakota in 20042
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tacoma Park Place Fire | 1,400 | Apr 2, 2004 | |
| Allen Stueckle Fire | 1,200 | Mar 24, 2004 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. 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.