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1970 Map of Bettles C-3

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Bettles C-3
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

South Fork Koyukuk River winds through this subarctic landscape in the early 1970s, defining a region characterized by complex hydrologic networks. The southern half of the map is dominated by the Kanuti Flats, an expansive wetland system where the Fish Creek and Chatatna Creek meander through countless unnamed ponds and significant water bodies like Fish Creek Lake and Kaldolyeit Lake. The topography shifts at Hulgothen Bluffs, where the ground rises above the saturated lowlands of the Kanuti Chatanika Lake area.

Human presence is limited to the ephemeral Winter Road that cuts across the northern terrain, indicating the seasonal nature of travel in the Yukon-Koyukuk region before modern permanent infrastructure. This survey captures the wilderness in its raw state, prior to extensive development, preserving the original hydrography of the Bonanza Creek drainage and the intricate land lines predetermined by the Bureau of Land Management.