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Wildfire in Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin, Colorado
Wildfire April 14, 2024 – April 15, 2024 · Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin, Colorado
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Rattlesnake Gulch Fire started in mid April due to unknown causes 8 miles west of Delta in the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area. The fire grew to 110 acres before it was contained in mid April. Seven power poles destroyed sending their lines into the Gunnison River, several hundred railroad ties damaged, and the historic Gunnison River waterwheel was heavily damaged with the wooden supports and flume destroyed. However, the wheel remains in tact.
The wider storm
The Rattlesnake Gulch Fire started in mid April due to unknown causes 8 miles west of Delta in the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1173536. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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