2018 Map of Eagle D-3 NE

About this map

The Seventymile River meanders across the northern portion of this wilderness quadrangle in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area. This terrain is defined by its dramatic elevation changes and a dense network of watercourses that drain the surrounding highlands. Tributaries such as Lucky Chance Cr, Granite Cr, and Placer Cr flow into the main river valley from the south, illustrating the drainage patterns of the northern Yukon-Tanana Uplands. The naming of features like Placer Cr alludes to the region's history of mineral exploration and the search for alluvial gold deposits that have long drawn prospectors to these remote Alaskans drainages. Toward the southern reaches, the topography rises toward ridges divided by Suter Cr and Deer Cr, showing a landscape largely untouched by modern road infrastructure and still organized by the foundational township and range system.