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Lake Austin

Matagorda, TX · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 125 acres in Matagorda before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

125

Acres Burned

208

Days Burning

Apr 16, 2026

Discovered

3mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Jul 1 / 125 acresAug 11 / 125 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

5 public land units within 75 miles

Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / TX

1.7 mi

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San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / TX

18.4 mi

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Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / TX

40.9 mi

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Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / TX

70.5 mi

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Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / TX

70.7 mi

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Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Lake Austin mapped at 125 acres

Perimeter data
Jul 1

Interagency perimeter data shows the Lake Austin at 125 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Apr 16Now

208 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: e99090fc-c86a-4549-af27-be9c50c5be93

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