1953 Map of Baird Inlet B-5

About this map

Dall Lake dominates the central portion of this 1950s survey, representing a vast and intricate aquatic landscape within the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. The map depicts a complex mosaic of water and land, characterized by thousands of small, unnamed tundra ponds and larger interconnected water bodies that define the Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range Area No 2. Based on aerial photography from 1952, the topography captures the region before its later administrative changes and name updates. The intricate shoreline of Dall Lake, with its many points and coves, highlights a wilderness environment where no roads or trails existed at the time of the field annotation. This map provides a technical foundation for understanding the hydrological patterns of this specific Alaskan quadrangle during the mid-twentieth century.