South Malheur Lake RX
The South Malheur Lake RX burned 8,826 acres in Oregon, in 2009. MTBS dates its ignition to December 2, 2009.
- Size
- 8,826 acres
- Ignition
- December 2, 2009
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 8,826 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 43.292, -118.889.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 8,826 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- December 2, 2009
- State
- Oregon
- Incident type
- Prescribed fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- OR4329211888920091202
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
Other large fires in Oregon in 200912
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muddy Creek Fire | 16,267 | Aug 2, 2009 | Natural |
| Tumblebug Complex | 14,560 | Sep 12, 2009 | Natural |
| Kelsay Butte Fire | 12,406 | ||
| Boze Fire | 10,721 | Sep 13, 2009 | Natural |
| Williams Creek Fire | 8,395 | Jul 28, 2009 | Human |
| North Fork Complex | 6,900 | Aug 2, 2009 | Natural |
| Rainbow Creek Fire | 5,740 | Sep 22, 2009 | Natural |
| Big Sheep Fire | 3,466 | Aug 29, 2009 | Natural |
| Mcginnis Creek Fire | 3,417 | Jul 24, 2009 | Human |
| Big Sheep Fire | 3,120 | ||
| Ward Canyon Fire | 1,962 | Oct 11, 2009 | Human |
| Green Grass Fire | 1,304 | May 30, 2009 | 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.