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1973 Map of Big Delta D-3

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Big Delta D-3
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The North Fork Salcha River and its numerous tributaries dominate this mid-century topographic view of the Alaskan interior. This era in the Fairbanks North Star Borough reveals a landscape defined by sharp elevation changes and the significant presence of a Military Reservation stretching across the central and southern portions of the quadrangle. The interior's remote character is emphasized by the sparse human development, with only a solitary Cabin noted near the river's path.

Waterways provide the primary geographic framework, including Bonanza Creek and Little Granite Creek in the south, while northern drainages include Sullivan Creek, Teuchet Creek, and Shamrock Creek. The complex drainage patterns of Black Bear Creek and Gold Creek suggest the intricate terrain that characterizes this part of the Big Delta region during the early 1970s. This survey, based on aerial photography from the early 1950s, documents the land as it remained before modern expansion in the borough.