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The Cloquet Fire (/ k l oʊ ˈ k eɪ / kloh-KAY) [2] was an immense forest fire in northern Minnesota, United States in October 1918, caused by sparks on the local railroads amid dry conditions. The fire left much of western Carlton County devastated, mostly affecting Moose Lake , Cloquet , and Kettle River .
Mar. 6—CHEYENNE — Laramie County's Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to implement fire restrictions in the county in response to recent fires and dry conditions. "I would encourage ...
On July 22, 1929, a fire was spotted between Brule and Star Lake. [16] Twenty one days later, [16] the Brule Lake Fire had burned 25,708 acres of forest, cost $20,000 to extinguish, and demonstrated the insufficiency of the United States Forest Service's firefighting capacity in the region. [17]
The Boise Foothills smolder from the Valley Fire, seen from Harris Ranch on Oct. 4. The fire was declared 100% contained on Wednesday, with a final burned acreage of nearly 10,000 acres and a cost ...
Sep. 25—Both Lewis and Thurston counties have updated fire restrictions to allow recreational fires. The change comes as cooler and wetter weather rolls into the south Puget Sound region.
The Cloquet Valley State Forest encompasses 327,098 acres (1,323.7 km 2); 48,384 acres (195.8 km 2) of which (or 15%) are Minnesota Department of Natural Resources forestry administered lands. Located in southeast Saint Louis County , the Cloquet Valley State Forest is located about 20 miles (32 km) north of Duluth and 25 miles (40 km ...
Jul. 26—Northwest Montana fire managers on Wednesday decided to enact stage 1 fire restrictions across the region beginning Saturday. The fire rules will affect the Flathead and Kootenai forests ...
At 983.9 feet (299.9 m), that divide is lower than the level of the dike, and flooding at Lake Traverse has the potential to drain over the Browns Valley Dike into the Minnesota River watershed. At the south end of the gap, the Big Stone Lake reservoir pool is maintained at 967 feet (295 m), but flooded to over 975 feet (297 m) in 1997.