South Dakota Large Wildfire History

Name: South Dakota — large wildfire history (1,000+ acres)
Creator: National Interagency Fire Center
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

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

'80

'90

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'10

'20

Largest in South Dakota

Jasper · 200083,548 ac Jasper · 200082,295 ac Cottonwood Ca · 201641,370 ac Flint Hill · 198521,746 ac Galena · 198817,976 ac Red Point · 200317,639 ac Cicero Peak · 199014,518 ac Indian Canyon · 201614,297 ac Battle Creek · 200213,495 ac Elk Mtn Ii · 200113,196 ac

All mapped large fires

Lantz6,852 ac

1985 · perimeter dated August 22, 1985

Boundary #21,388 ac

1985 · perimeter dated July 30, 1985

Elk Mtn I1,425 ac

1983 · perimeter dated September 1, 1983

Mud Springs1,016 ac

1980 · perimeter dated July 21, 1980

Sage Creek1,002 ac

1980 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021

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.