2017 Map of Baird Inlet B-3 NE

About this map

Kinak River meanders across this low-lying landscape in the Bethel Census Area, defining the primary drainage pattern for a region dominated by intricate wetlands and shallow water bodies. This 2017 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey illustrates the vast hydrography of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, where land and water merge into a complex network of ponds and saturated marshlands. The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) grid, including t4n r78w and t5n r78w, provides a geometric contrast to the natural curves of the river system. Because the terrain is nearly level, even minor fluctuations in water levels significantly alter the landform, making this a critical record of the coastal Alaskan environment prior to more recent ecological shifts.