1956 Map of Fort Yukon A-5

About this map

The winding waters of Beaver Creek and Big Beaver Creek dominate this landscape in the Yukon-Koyukuk region. Surveyed in the mid-1950s using aerial photography, the map reveals an intricate network of oxbow lakes, wetlands, and small unnamed ponds that define the drainage basins of the Interior. While largely an uninhabited wilderness of shifting watercourses, the presence of a Cabin (Aban'd) and a second Cabin provides a rare trace of human activity, likely linked to trapping or seasonal travel. The complex topography shown here is characteristic of the low-lying flats, where the river's movement over time has created a labyrinth of sloughs and cutoffs.