Camp Creek Fire
200031,748 acresNevada
The Camp Creek Fire burned 31,748 acres, about 50 square miles, across Elko County. It began on August 1, 2000.
Watch how it happenedCamp Creek Fire · 2000
How it happened
See how severely each place burned, revealed outward from where it started.
How severely it burned
Burn severity inside the final perimeter, classified from Landsat images taken before and after the fire.
| Severity | Share | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Moderatemixed: many trees killed, some survive | 3.2% | 1,008 |
| Lowsurface fire, most trees survive | 68% | 21,442 |
| Unburned to lowislands inside the perimeter, little change | 29% | 9,297 |
No part of the fire was classed as high severity; 3% burned at moderate 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.
| Elko County | NV | 31,760 |
Other large fires in Nevada in 2000
- Bilk Creek Complex (Double H)69,651 acres
- Kelly Creek Fire38,468 acres
- Twin Peaks Fire36,771 acres
- Choke Cherry Fire32,110 acres
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service). Type recorded: Wildfire.