1954 Map of Baird Inlet A-5

About this map

Dall Lake dominates the northern landscape of this 1950s interior Alaskan survey, part of a complex wetland system within the Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range Area No 2. The map illustrates a high-density labyrinth of tundra ponds and unnamed lakes, characteristic of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta's hydrologic patterns. The Kuyukutuk River meanders through the southern half of the quadrangle, serving as a primary drainage corridor. While the area shows no established roads or trails during this era, the survey provides a precise record of the shoreline configurations and water levels as they were photogrammetrically captured from 1953 aerial photography. A prominent East-West Base Line bisects the grid, marking the formal surveying efforts by the Army Map Service to define these unmarked land lines near the Seward Meridian.