Waters Canyon Fire
The Waters Canyon Fire was reported on August 2, 2025 in Montezuma County, Colorado and burned 208 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 208 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 2, 2025
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped September 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM MDT, 208 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 37.191, -108.417.
The incident
- Size
- 208 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 14 Miles SW from Mancos, CO
- County
- Montezuma County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $766,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-COUMA-000824
- IRWIN identifier
- 0CFEA2F9-F6B8-445A-8C9D-9B0D2862160D
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 3, 2025 (134 acres) to September 23, 2025 (208 acres). The largest one-day growth was 38 acres, mapped August 4, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 3, 2025 | 134 | |
| August 4, 2025 | 171 | +37 |
| August 5, 2025 | 179 | +8 |
| August 6, 2025 | 184 | +5 |
| August 7, 2025 | 206 | +22 |
| September 23, 2025 | 208 | +2 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mancos, 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 October 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM MDT. Identifier 2025-COUMA-000824.