Dry Lake Fire
The Dry Lake Fire was reported on August 1, 2023 in Archuleta County, Colorado and burned 1,372 acres. It was declared out on November 27, 2023.
- Size
- 1,372 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2023
- Personnel
- 7
Map
Perimeter mapped December 1, 2023 at 11:47 AM MST, 1,372 acres (other). Point of origin 37.271, -107.388.
The incident
- Size
- 1,372 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2023 at 9:04 AM MDT
- Contained
- August 12, 2023 at 7:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 16, 2023 at 5:45 PM MDT
- Declared out
- November 27, 2023 at 8:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 12 miles northeast of Bayfield, CO.
- County
- Archuleta County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Bayfield
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,400,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-COSJF-000634
- IRWIN identifier
- 160D4FC5-239A-455C-8027-8A1018E7538A
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 1, 2023 (1,372 acres) to December 1, 2023 (1,372 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,066 acres, mapped December 1, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2023 | 1,372 | |
| August 4, 2023 | 306 | -1,066 |
| December 1, 2023 | 1,372 | +1,066 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Bayfield, CO covers the area today.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated December 5, 2023 at 8:48 AM MST. Identifier 2023-COSJF-000634.