2020 Map of Baird Inlet D-5 NE

About this map

Kaghasuk Lake dominates the southern reaches of this landscape, a vast water body in the Bethel Census Area where land and water intermingle in a complex network of seasonal wetlands and tundra pools. Situated in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region, the terrain is defined by its low elevation and the lack of permanent human structures or infrastructure, reflecting an environment shaped primarily by natural hydrologic cycles. Further north, the smaller Chilok Lake appears amidst a mosaic of smaller unnamed ponds and marshy depressions. This 2020 topographic study, utilizing data from the National Hydrography Dataset, provides a record of the shifting shorelines and water levels in a remote part of the Alaska wilderness during the early twenty-first century.