Winnemucca Complex (Bloody Run)

199635,349 acresNevada

The Winnemucca Complex (Bloody Run) burned 35,349 acres, about 55 square miles, across Humboldt County. It began on August 26, 1996.

Watch how it happened

Winnemucca Complex (Bloody Run) · 1996

How it happened

See how severely each place burned, revealed outward from where it started.

About this replay
IgnitionAugust 26, 1996Historical replay — order not recorded
Final area35,349 ac
Revealed—
Counties1

How severely it burned

Burn severity inside the final perimeter, classified from Landsat images taken before and after the fire.

Map of burn severity across the Winnemucca Complex (Bloody Run)
Burn severity by class
SeverityShareAcres
Highmost vegetation consumed, soils altered4.3%1,511
Moderatemixed: many trees killed, some survive48%16,868
Lowsurface fire, most trees survive44%15,514
Unburned to lowislands inside the perimeter, little change4.1%1,454

4% of the area inside the perimeter burned at high severity, about 1,511 acres; 52% burned at moderate or high severity.

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (U.S. Geological Survey and USDA Forest Service). Classes come from the change in a Landsat burn index (dNBR) between images before and after the fire; acres are each class’s share of the fire’s mapped area.

Where it burned

Acres inside each county, measured from the satellite-mapped perimeter.

Acres burned by county
Humboldt CountyNV35,379

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Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service). Type recorded: Wildfire.