Yukon Fire History Atlas
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Number of Recorded Fires: 27
Lightning-caused: 16 (59%)
Human-caused: 11 (41%)
Fires Actioned: 20 (74%)

Total Area Burned: 12200 hectares
Lightning-caused: 12179 hectares (100%)
Human-caused: 21 hectares (<1%)

Watson Lake District Fires in 1998
FireYearStart
Date
District LatLongCauseActionZone ClassArea (ha)Perimeter
(km)
WL-001 1998 May 02 WL 60.04 -128.97 H SA AZ B 0.20
WL-002 1998 May 02 WL 60.05 -128.91 H IA AZ B 0.50
WL-003 1998 May 03 WL 60.06 -128.91 H IA AZ B 0.20
WL-004 1998 May 08 WL 60.13 -128.82 H IA AZ C 2.00
WL-005 1998 May 31 WL 60.02 -129.02 H IA AZ A 0.10
WL-006 1998 Jun 07 WL 60.06 -128.74 H IA AZ B 0.30
WL-007 1998 Jun 23 WL 60.07 -128.65 H IA AZ A 0.10
WL-008 1998 Jun 29 WL 60.30 -129.13 L IA AZ B 0.30
WL-009 1998 Jul 03 WL 60.68 -129.73 L DA OB B 0.50
WL-010 1998 Jul 03 WL 60.33 -128.20 L DA AZ F 2323.81 32.9
WL-011 1998 Jul 04 WL 60.00 -127.85 L IA AZ B 0.70
WL-012 1998 Jul 04 WL 60.00 -127.70 L IA AZ B 0.20
WL-013 1998 Jul 05 WL 61.35 -129.70 L DA AZ F 5529.01 64.8
WL-014 1998 Jul 05 WL 60.16 -124.96 L IA AZ B 0.20
WL-015 1998 Jul 06 WL 61.17 -129.93 L None OB B 1.00
WL-016 1998 Jul 09 WL 60.70 -130.16 L IA OB B 1.00
WL-017 1998 Jul 09 WL 60.05 -127.59 L IA AZ B 1.00
WL-018 1998 Jul 09 WL 60.08 -127.48 L IA AZ A 0.10
WL-019 1998 Jul 16 WL 60.08 -128.93 H IA AZ A 0.10
WL-020 1998 Jul 21 WL 60.13 -125.05 L DA AZ E 969.63 25.1
WL-021 1998 Jul 27 WL 61.65 -128.97 L DA OB C 4.00
WL-022 1998 Aug 03 WL 60.43 -130.91 L DA OB F 3328.45 51.5
WL-023 1998 Aug 03 WL 60.56 -130.09 L DA OB D 15.00
WL-024 1998 Aug 18 WL 61.35 -129.34 H IA AZ D 16.20
WL-025 1998 Aug 22 WL 61.26 -129.93 L DA OB C 4.00
WL-026 1998 Aug 25 WL 61.38 -129.63 H IA AZ B 1.00
WL-027 1998 Sep 05 WL 60.47 -129.08 H IA AZ A 0.10