Spring Creek Fire
The Spring Creek Fire burned 1,185 acres in Becker County, Minnesota, in 2012. It was discovered on April 1, 2012, and contained on April 1, 2012. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 1,185 acres
- Discovered
- April 1, 2012
- Contained
- April 1, 2012
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,416 acres. Point of origin as reported, 47.113, -95.930.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,185 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,416 acres
- Discovered
- April 1, 2012, 2:29 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 1, 2012, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- Minnesota
- County
- Becker County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- MN4712909591820120401
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2012MNDNR2012161034
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Minnesota in 20128
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Minnie Fire | 25,396 | Sep 30, 2012 | |
| County 27 Fire | 4,440 | Sep 30, 2012 | |
| Jeep Fire | 1,520 | Apr 8, 2012 | Human |
| Viking Fire | 1,422 | Oct 2, 2012 | |
| Water Tower Fire | 1,100 | Mar 21, 2012 | Human |
| Klondike Cabin Fire | 1,000 | Apr 21, 2012 | Human |
| Clow Border Fire | 1,000 | Apr 12, 2012 | Human |
| Richardville Border Fire | 975 | Sep 29, 2012 | Human |
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. 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.