2016 Map of Anchorage D-1 SE

About this map

Nelchina River winds through this expanse of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, defining a landscape dominated by glacial action and high-elevation hydrology. The river is fed by the massive Nelchina Glacier situated in the southeastern portion of the map, illustrating the direct relationship between the region's ice fields and its drainage systems. To the north, Goober Lake sits as a lonely water body amidst a complex network of township and range lines, including t21n r12e and t1n r11w. This survey captures the area in a state of natural transition, where topographic contours reveal the steep, unnamed ridges that flank the glacial valleys. The absence of roads or permanent settlements emphasizes the character of this Alaskan interior, where the land is primarily organized by the Public Land Survey System grid and the raw flow of glacial meltwater.