Rim Fire 2013 (affected area)

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Rim Fire 2013 (affected area) refers to the extensive region in and around California’s Stanislaus National Forest that was burned during the massive 2013 Rim Fire, one of the largest wildfires in the state’s history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf burned area
wildfire-affected area
affectedBy Rim Fire
affectedFeature campgrounds
forest vegetation
recreation areas
trails
watersheds
wildlife habitat
areaBurned approximately 104000 hectares
approximately 257000 acres
climateContext California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion
surface form: Sierra Nevada Mediterranean climate zone
contains burned forest stands
patches of unburned or lightly burned forest
snag-dominated areas
country United States of America
surface form: United States
ecosystemType chaparral
mixed-conifer forest
oak woodland
endDateOfFireContainment 2013-10-24
fireCauseContext human-caused wildfire
fireSeverity mixed-severity burn
hydrologicalImpactOn Hetch Hetchy Valley
surface form: Hetch Hetchy Reservoir watershed

Tuolumne River
surface form: Tuolumne River watershed
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Sierra Nevada
surface form: Sierra Nevada (California)

Stanislaus National Forest
Tuolumne County
surface form: Tuolumne County, California
locatedNear Yosemite National Park
managementAuthority National Park Service
U.S. Forest Service
surface form: United States Forest Service
notableFor being part of one of the largest wildfires in California history
partiallyLocatedIn Stanislaus National Forest
Yosemite National Park boundary area
partOf Rim Fire
postFireActivity erosion control
habitat restoration
reforestation
salvage logging
riskFactor increased debris flow potential after intense rainfall
increased erosion risk after fire
startDateOfFire 2013-08-17
usedFor ecological research on post-fire recovery
forest management studies
vegetationRegrowthObserved post-2013

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Stanislaus National Forest hasFireHistory Rim Fire 2013 (affected area)