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Decade

Number of Recorded Fires: 120
Lightning-caused: 57 (48%)
Human-caused: 61 (51%)
Unknown Cause: 2 (2%)
Fires Actioned: 95 (79%)

Total Area Burned: 121753 hectares
Lightning-caused: 119683 hectares (98%)
Human-caused: 1449 hectares (1%)
Unknown Cause: 620 hectares (1%)

Watson Lake District Fires in 1960–1969
FireYearStart
Date
District LatLongCauseActionZone ClassArea (ha)Perimeter
(km)
WL-001 1960 Apr 21 WL 60.02 -129.03 H IA A 0.01
WL-002 1960 Jun 21 WL 61.37 -130.17 H IA C 1.60
WL-003 1960 Jul 02 WL 61.13 -127.92 L IA C 1.20
WL-004 1960 Jul 20 WL 60.05 -124.73 H SA E 559.30 22.6
WL-005 1960 Aug 11 WL 60.05 -128.92 H IA B 0.16
WL-001 1961 Jul 19 WL 60.05 -128.58 H IA A 0.04
WL-004 1961 Jul 20 WL 60.75 -126.42 L DA G 12635.01 151.6
WL-005 1961 Jul 20 WL 60.50 -125.75 L SA G 22645.80 163.5
WL-008 1961 Jul 20 WL 60.54 -126.56 L SA E 106.66 4.8
WL-009 1961 Jul 20 WL 60.52 -125.16 L None F 7583.41 62.7
WL-002 1961 Jul 22 WL 60.53 -129.18 H IA B 0.20
WL-003 1961 Jul 27 WL 61.50 -128.00 L None A 0.01
WL-007 1961 Jul 28 WL 60.15 -124.93 L SA E 987.44 14.3
WL-006 1961 Jul 29 WL 60.68 -128.03 L SA C 8.00
WL-010 1961 Sep 28 WL 60.75 -129.22 H IA A 0.01
WL-011 1961 Sep 28 WL 60.75 -129.22 H IA A 0.01
WL-012 1961 Sep 28 WL 60.06 -128.80 H IA A 0.01
WL-013 1961 Oct 02 WL 60.10 -128.69 H IA A 0.10
WL-001 1962 May 23 WL 60.05 -128.73 H IA A 0.01
WL-002 1962 May 24 WL 60.02 -129.04 H IA A 0.01
WL-003 1962 Jun 21 WL 60.38 -129.50 L None A 0.01
WL-004 1962 Jul 15 WL 60.05 -128.91 H IA A 0.01
WL-005 1962 Aug 01 WL 60.22 -128.99 L IA B 0.40
WL-006 1962 Aug 05 WL 60.17 -130.16 H IA A 0.01
WL-001 1963 May 26 WL 60.05 -128.92 H IA B 0.30
WL-002 1963 Jul 04 WL 60.36 -125.87 L SA E 435.81 10.0
WL-003 1963 Aug 21 WL 60.12 -130.27 H IA A 0.01
WL-004 1963 Aug 24 WL 60.96 -129.22 H SA D 24.00
WL-005 1963 Aug 30 WL 60.16 -129.15 H SA E 547.93 10.6
WL-001 1964 Apr 15 WL 60.03 -128.70 H IA A 0.01
WL-002 1964 May 24 WL 60.05 -128.90 H IA A 0.01
WL-003 1964 Jun 09 WL 60.35 -129.16 H IA C 2.00
WL-004 1964 Jul 27 WL 60.12 -130.38 H IA A 0.01
WL-005 1964 Aug 08 WL 60.06 -128.92 H IA A 0.01
WL-001 1965 May 27 WL 60.02 -129.05 H IA A 0.10
WL-002 1965 Jul 11 WL 61.26 -129.10 L IA C 2.02
WL-003 1965 Jul 23 WL 60.10 -128.73 H IA B 0.40
WL-004 1965 Jul 23 WL 60.07 -128.93 H IA B 0.20
WL-016 1965 Jul 23 WL 60.10 -128.73 H IA A 0.01
WL-005 1965 Jul 24 WL 60.08 -128.92 H IA A 0.01
WL-006 1965 Aug 07 WL 60.18 -128.90 H IA C 2.42
WL-009 1965 Aug 07 WL 61.15 -130.62 L SA E 325.32 9.5
WL-007 1965 Aug 09 WL 60.95 -128.63 L IA D 12.10
WL-008 1965 Aug 09 WL 60.45 -128.26 L SA F 4171.38 60.2
WL-010 1965 Aug 09 WL 60.68 -128.52 L SA F 4260.59 53.8
WL-011 1965 Aug 09 WL 60.83 -128.01 L DA F 2807.71 32.2
WL-012 1965 Aug 09 WL 60.82 -127.80 L IA D 44.50
WL-013 1965 Aug 12 WL 60.95 -130.48 L IA A 0.01
WL-015 1965 Aug 23 WL 60.18 -128.95 H IA A 0.01
WL-014 1965 Aug 30 WL 60.33 -124.88 L None D 40.00
WL-001 1966 May 13 WL 60.06 -129.30 H IA A 0.01
WL-002 1966 Jun 14 WL 60.06 -128.72 H IA A 0.01
WL-003 1966 Jun 14 WL 60.22 -124.76 L IA D 36.00
WL-005 1966 Jun 20 WL 61.08 -130.53 L None C 4.00
WL-006 1966 Jul 15 WL 60.02 -129.08 H IA B 0.20
WL-004 1966 Jul 16 WL 60.26 -124.76 L SA E 121.00
WL-007 1966 Jul 17 WL 60.23 -129.13 L IA B 0.40
WL-008 1966 Jul 17 WL 61.10 -128.45 L SA E 359.31 8.6
WL-009 1966 Jul 17 WL 61.03 -129.13 L SA E 121.00
WL-011 1966 Jul 17 WL 60.23 -127.43 L IA C 1.60
WL-012 1966 Jul 18 WL 61.35 -129.03 L IA C 4.00
WL-013 1966 Jul 18 WL 61.35 -129.03 L None C 4.00
WL-010 1966 Jul 19 WL 60.08 -128.13 L None A 0.01
WL-014 1966 Jul 24 WL 60.92 -129.69 L SA E 407.49 9.4
WL-015 1966 Aug 29 WL 60.08 -128.90 H IA A 0.01
WL-016 1966 Sep 22 WL 60.26 -129.33 H IA B 0.40
WL-001 1967 May 13 WL 60.06 -128.72 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-002 1967 Jun 06 WL 60.06 -128.72 H IA AZ C 8.10
WL-003 1967 Jun 12 WL 60.05 -128.92 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-004 1967 Jun 18 WL 60.06 -129.13 L IA AZ D 12.10
WL-005 1967 Jun 18 WL 61.20 -128.38 L SA AZ F 1826.27 23.1
WL-006 1967 Jul 16 WL 61.30 -128.73 L None AZ C 8.10
WL-007 1967 Jul 21 WL 60.06 -128.72 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-008 1967 Aug 17 WL 60.05 -128.90 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-009 1967 Aug 23 WL 61.58 -128.70 H IA AZ B 0.20
WL-011 1967 Aug 30 WL 61.26 -130.26 L None OB C 6.10
WL-010 1967 Sep 01 WL 60.02 -128.95 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-012 1967 Sep 17 WL 60.23 -129.12 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-001 1968 Jun 04 WL 60.10 -129.02 H IA AZ B 0.30
WL-002 1968 Jun 27 WL 60.05 -128.90 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-003 1968 Jul 03 WL 60.05 -126.92 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-004 1968 Jul 23 WL 60.16 -127.55 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-005 1968 Aug 01 WL 60.05 -128.92 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-006 1968 Aug 01 WL 60.06 -128.90 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-007 1968 Aug 28 WL 60.05 -128.86 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-001 1969 May 18 WL 60.07 -128.72 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-002 1969 May 19 WL 60.05 -128.90 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-003 1969 May 24 WL 60.06 -128.73 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-004 1969 Jun 04 WL 60.02 -128.75 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-005 1969 Jun 06 WL 60.02 -128.92 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-006 1969 Jun 08 WL 60.20 -129.13 H SA AZ E 161.90
WL-007 1969 Jun 13 WL 60.02 -129.15 H IA AZ E 138.00
WL-008 1969 Jun 14 WL 61.52 -129.67 L SA AZ F 6201.59 57.7
WL-009 1969 Jun 14 WL 60.58 -130.38 L None AZ F 2468.68 26.4
WL-010 1969 Jun 14 WL 60.60 -130.09 L DA AZ E 491.06 13.7
WL-011 1969 Jun 14 WL 60.80 -130.30 L None AZ E 121.40
WL-012 1969 Jun 14 WL 60.78 -130.33 L None AZ D 60.70
WL-013 1969 Jun 14 WL 60.82 -130.22 L None AZ A 0.01
WL-014 1969 Jun 14 WL 60.73 -130.13 L DA AZ F 1045.18 18.4
WL-015 1969 Jun 14 WL 60.85 -130.00 L None AZ A 0.01
WL-016 1969 Jun 14 WL 60.82 -128.43 L None AZ F 2377.36 35.1
WL-017 1969 Jun 14 WL 61.52 -128.23 L None AZ F 1928.02 33.5
WL-018 1969 Jun 14 WL 61.43 -129.20 L DA AZ F 3645.94 44.9
WL-019 1969 Jun 14 WL 62.10 -128.72 L None OB E 121.00
WL-020 1969 Jun 14 WL 60.65 -129.87 L DA AZ G 21291.88 173.3
WL-022 1969 Jun 14 WL 60.08 -126.22 L None OB F 6484.32 57.3
WL-023 1969 Jun 14 WL 60.73 -130.22 L DA AZ E 437.69 8.9
WL-024 1969 Jun 14 WL 61.75 -129.65 L None OB E 540.40 10.5
WL-028 1969 Jun 14 WL 60.63 -125.78 L None OB C 1.60
WL-029 1969 Jun 14 WL 60.73 -125.67 L None OB F 9902.21 84.5
WL-030 1969 Jun 14 WL 60.29 -125.49 L None OB F 3582.43 40.2
WL-031 1969 Jun 14 WL 60.48 -125.92 L None OB C 2.00
WL-021 1969 Jun 16 WL 60.13 -128.82 H IA AZ B 0.80
WL-025 1969 Jul 18 WL 60.48 -130.03 L IA AZ B 0.80
WL-026 1969 Jul 18 WL 60.28 -130.27 L None AZ A 0.01
WL-027 1969 Jul 19 WL 60.07 -129.97 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-032 1969 Jul 31 WL 60.07 -128.73 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-033 1969 Aug 15 WL 60.10 -130.35 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-002 9960 WL 60.31 -125.41 None D 75.90 3.7
WL-003 9960 WL 60.58 -126.06 None E 544.57 14.8