Yukon Fire History Atlas
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Number of Recorded Fires: 13
Lightning-caused: 7 (54%)
Human-caused: 6 (46%)
Fires Actioned: 11 (85%)

Total Area Burned: 43967 hectares
Lightning-caused: 43966 hectares (100%)
Human-caused: <1 hectare (<1%)

Watson Lake District Fires in 1961
FireYearStart
Date
District LatLongCauseActionZone ClassArea (ha)Perimeter
(km)
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