2017 Map of Bendeleben D-1 SW

About this map

The Kugruk River meanders through this portion of the Northwest Arctic Borough, its complex oxbows and shifting channels defining the drainage pattern of the Seward Peninsula interior. This survey illustrates a landscape dominated by high-latitude hydrology, where the primary river system is fed by numerous tributaries including Goldbug Cr, Montana Cr, and Reindeer Cr. The lack of infrastructure or developed settlements underscores the isolation of this region, with the only formal organization appearing in the township and range lines of the Public Land Survey System, such as t5n r18w and t6n r17w. The detailed contour work provided by the U.S. Geological Survey traces the elevation changes from the river valley floors to the surrounding upland divides, capturing the raw geography of the Alaska wilderness in the early 21st century.