1954 Map of Dillingham D-2

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Mulchatna River and the Koktuli River converge in this remote Alaskan wilderness, forming a complex network of braids and oxbows across the tundra. Recorded in the mid-1950s, the landscape shows very little human footprint, defined instead by the vast drainage systems of the Stuyahok River and Old Man Creek. The few markers of habitation are concentrated near the waterways, including a site of Ruins and scattered Cabins that indicate seasonal or subsistence use of the river corridors. The small settlement of Stuyahok sits near a prominent bend, serving as a rare anchor point in a territory otherwise dominated by seasonal tributaries like Pike Creek. This survey captures the region just as photogrammetric methods were beginning to document the intricacies of the state's interior water systems.