Yukon Fire History Atlas
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Decade

Number of Recorded Fires: 36
Lightning-caused: 11 (31%)
Human-caused: 24 (67%)
Unknown Cause: 1 (3%)
Fires Actioned: 25 (69%)

Total Area Burned: 124990 hectares
Lightning-caused: 96812 hectares (77%)
Human-caused: 21777 hectares (17%)
Unknown Cause: 6401 hectares (5%)

Watson Lake District Fires in 1950–1959
FireYearStart
Date
District LatLongCauseActionZone ClassArea (ha)Perimeter
(km)
024 1950 Jun 30 WL 60.09 -129.29 H DA F 2343.26 25.3
043 1951 Jul 28 WL 60.16 -127.06 L None E 904.67 18.6
044 1951 Jul 30 WL 60.18 -128.41 L None F 1570.64 20.1
048 1951 Jul 30 WL 60.67 -129.24 H None G 15545.18 183.6
049 1951 Jul 30 WL 60.23 -127.96 L None E 420.82 10.9
058 1951 Sep 02 WL 60.13 -130.25 H IA A 0.01
001 1952 May 08 WL 60.05 -128.91 H IA C 2.40
002 1952 May 08 WL 60.03 -128.38 H None C 5.00
003 1952 May 26 WL 60.15 -127.89 H SA E 328.65 6.9
022 1952 Aug 07 WL 60.11 -130.68 H IA A 0.01
019 1953 Jun 04 WL 59.94 -128.00 H IA A 0.01
024 1953 Jul 07 WL 60.07 -127.12 L None E 699.45 13.4
007 1954 Jun 03 WL 60.13 -130.58 H DA E 723.01 20.7
039 1954 Aug 19 WL 60.57 -131.61 L IA B 0.80
048 1954 Sep 03 WL 60.10 -129.07 H IA B 0.30
035 1955 Jul 07 WL 61.06 -129.13 L None F 5146.20 47.9
072 1955 Sep 24 WL 60.17 -129.04 H IA A 0.01
026 1956 Jun 14 WL 60.11 -128.77 H IA B 0.40
052 1956 Aug 28 WL 60.06 -128.90 H IA A 0.01
006 1957 Jun 01 WL 60.07 -128.72 H IA B 0.80
011 1957 Jun 09 WL 60.08 -128.93 H IA A 0.01
018 1957 Jun 12 WL 60.08 -128.93 H IA A 0.01
029 1957 Jun 23 WL 60.16 -129.38 L SA D 69.00
067 1957 Aug 12 WL 60.00 -128.92 H IA A 0.01
081 1957 Sep 05 WL 60.87 -129.13 H None F 2664.86 32.8
087 1957 Sep 16 WL 60.06 -128.97 H IA C 7.00
016 1958 May 23 WL 60.30 -129.33 H SA E 145.00
017 1958 May 23 WL 60.18 -129.03 H SA C 9.70
025 1958 Jun 02 WL 60.05 -130.55 L SA G 28910.20 211.4
091 1958 Jul 15 WL 60.45 -126.33 L None F 8172.40 105.7
092 1958 Jul 15 WL 60.76 -125.85 L None G 49866.63 454.7
045 1958 Jul 17 WL 60.10 -130.95 H IA C 1.20
013 1959 Jun 06 WL 60.05 -128.90 H IA A 0.01
048 1959 Jul 10 WL 60.61 -130.17 L SA F 1051.03 23.3
051 1959 Aug 18 WL 60.03 -129.03 H IA A 0.01
WL-001 9950 WL 60.17 -125.26 None F 6401.05 79.7