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South Dakota Large Wildfire History
Since 1980, 45 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more have been mapped in South Dakota. The largest burned 83,548 ac; together they cover about 483,438 ac.
Fires by decade
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Largest in South Dakota
All mapped large fires
Hanna1,679 ac
2021 · perimeter dated February 8, 2019
Cottonwood Ca41,370 ac
2016 · perimeter dated November 18, 2016
Indian Canyon14,297 ac
2016 · perimeter dated August 21, 2018
Crow Peak2,731 ac
2016 · perimeter dated June 29, 2016
Cold1,895 ac
2016 · perimeter dated April 5, 2016
Cold Brook Wf5,444 ac
2015 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Myrtle9,945 ac
2012 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Myrtle9,886 ac
2012 · perimeter dated July 19, 2012
White Draw8,991 ac
2012 · perimeter dated July 7, 2012
Coal Canyon5,177 ac
2012 · perimeter dated August 18, 2011
Kinney1,504 ac
2012 · perimeter dated September 7, 2012
Whoopup7,456 ac
2011 · perimeter dated July 21, 2011
Alabaugh10,324 ac
2007 · perimeter dated July 15, 2007
Witcher1,358 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Ricco3,959 ac
2005 · perimeter dated July 12, 2005
Cement2,933 ac
2005 · perimeter dated July 26, 2005
Rumford1,254 ac
2005 · perimeter dated March 23, 2023
Red Point17,639 ac
2003 · perimeter dated July 27, 2003
Battle Creek13,495 ac
2002 · perimeter dated August 25, 2002
Grizzly Gulch11,589 ac
2002 · perimeter dated July 2, 2002
Elk Mtn Ii13,196 ac
2001 · perimeter dated August 5, 2001
Rogers Shack11,896 ac
2001 · perimeter dated August 5, 2001
West Hell10,548 ac
2001 · perimeter dated September 29, 2001
Jasper83,548 ac
2000 · perimeter dated September 5, 2000
Jasper82,295 ac
2000 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Flagpole Mountain7,386 ac
2000 · perimeter dated August 15, 2000
Highlandcr1,238 ac
2000 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Dewey24,336 ac
1997 · perimeter dated September 7, 1997
Bald Hills1,807 ac
1994 · perimeter dated February 8, 2019
Shirttail4,397 ac
1991 · perimeter dated April 8, 1991
Shirttail3,750 ac
1991 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Horse Creek2,673 ac
1991 · perimeter dated April 10, 1991
Dewey Ii1,384 ac
1991 · perimeter dated October 3, 1991
Cicero Peak14,518 ac
1990 · perimeter dated August 5, 1990
Galena17,976 ac
1988 · perimeter dated July 10, 1988
Westberry Trails4,778 ac
1988 · perimeter dated July 27, 1988
Windy1,386 ac
1988 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Windy Point1,385 ac
1988 · perimeter dated March 26, 1988
Flint Hill21,746 ac
1985 · perimeter dated July 17, 1985
Seven Sisters8,587 ac
1985 · perimeter dated July 15, 1985
Source: National Interagency Fire Center, Interagency Fire Perimeter History. Only fires with a mapped perimeter of 1,000 acres or more appear; the state is inferred from the responsible unit code. A record of past fires is not a forecast. See About the Data.