2023 Colorado wildfires
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 2022
2024 

The 2023 Colorado wildfire season is an ongoing series of wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of Colorado.

List of wildfires

The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), or produced significant structural damage or casualties.

Name County Acres Start date Containment date Notes Ref
403 Gunnison1,096March 31April 13The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) did not document information about this wildfire.[1][2]
Gageby Creek Bent4,600April 19unknownThe National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) did not document information about this wildfire.[3][4]
Spring Creek Garfield3,256July 24October 1[5]
Lowline Gunnison1,999July 26
55% contained
[6]
Bear Creek Hinsdale1,093July 28
75% contained
[7]
Little Mesa Delta4,009July 31September 20[8]
Quartz Ridge Archuleta2,850August 5
75% contained
[9]
Dry Lake Archuleta1,372August 30September 12[10]

See also

References

  1. "Colorado wildfire burning on 1,205 acres near Florissant; 100 homes evacuated". The Denver Post. March 31, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  2. National Centers for Environmental Information (June–July 2023). "Gunnison County Wildfire Events Between 03/31/2023 and 04/13/2023". Storm Event Database. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  3. "Helicopter crew assessing Gageby Creek fire burning on 1,680 acres in southeastern Colorado". The Denver Post. April 19, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  4. National Centers for Environmental Information (July 2023). "Bent County, Colorado Wildfire Events Between 04/19/2023 and 04/30/2023". Storm Event Database. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  5. "Spring Creek Fire". InciWeb: Incident Information System. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  6. "Lowline Fire". InciWeb: Incident Information System. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  7. "Bear Creek Fire". InciWeb: Incident Information System. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  8. "Little Mesa Fire". InciWeb: Incident Information System. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  9. "Quartz Ridge Fire". InciWeb: Incident Information System. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  10. "Dry Lake Fire". InciWeb: Incident Information System. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
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