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2024 Map of Fairbanks D-5 NW

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Fairbanks D-5 NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The Tanana River dominates the southern landscape of this Yukon-Koyukuk region, winding through a complex network of wetlands and braided waterways. The river's path is marked by substantial geographic features like Crescent Island, which sits as a prominent landmass within the active channel. To the east and west, the river system branches into significant side channels, including Sawmill Slough and the winding course of Swanneck Slough.

This interior Alaskan terrain is defined by its low-lying marshes and the shifting boundaries of the Tanana floodplain. The absence of traditional settlements or roads highlights the remote character of this wilderness area, where the primary movement and geography are dictated by the seasonal flow of the river and its many sloughs. It represents a largely untouched corridor of the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, documented as it existed in the early 2020s.