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1955 Map of Fort Yukon C-3

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Fort Yukon C-3
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Fort Yukon serves as the focal point of this mid-century survey, situated at the critical confluence where the Porcupine River joins the mighty Yukon River. The settlement is supported by infrastructure like Williams Field, while the surrounding terrain is defined by a complex web of waterways including Nuntragut Slough and Eightmile Slough. The landscape is dominated by large river features like Homebrew Island and Rodman Island, which shift and change with the seasonal flow.

Transportation through this subarctic environment is evidenced by the Winter Trail, which connects the interior settlements across frozen ground and marshy lowlands. Numerous lakes, such as Hospital Lake and Emile Lake, dot the region between the branching forks of the Squirrel River and Sucker River. This 1955 field-annotated map provides a look at the hydrography of the Yukon Flats during a period when river navigation and bush aviation were the primary lifelines for the region.