Lake Austin Fire
The Lake Austin Fire was reported on April 16, 2026 in Matagorda County, Texas and burned 125 acres.
- Size
- 125 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- April 16, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped July 1, 2026 at 11:52 AM CDT, 119 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 28.765, -95.787.
The incident
- Size
- 125 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- April 16, 2026 at 1:27 PM CDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Matagorda County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- USFWS
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident management
- Type 5 Incident
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-TXBBR-000286
- IRWIN identifier
- E99090FC-C86A-4549-AF27-BE9C50C5BE93
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from April 20, 2026 (125 acres) to July 1, 2026 (119 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| April 20, 2026 | 125 | |
| July 1, 2026 | 119 | -6 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Matagorda, TX 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 July 1, 2026 at 11:52 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-TXBBR-000286.