Loading map...

1955 Map of Fort Yukon D-5

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Fort Yukon D-5
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Chandalar River dominates this interior landscape, winding through a complex system of braided channels and sandbars as it flows toward the Yukon. Mapped in the mid-1950s using photogrammetric methods from aerial photographs, the area is characterized by an intricate network of wetlands and small water bodies, including the Vunikh Lakes and Chahovun Lakes in the northeast. Much of the eastern portion of the map is defined by the Venetie Indian Reservation, its presence marked by the Venetie Indian Reservation Boundary cutting through the river system.

Evidence of human activity is sparse in this subarctic wilderness, represented primarily by a single Cabin located near Vehtenjerlo Lakes. The map reveals an environment where the seasonal movement of water and ice continually reshapes the land, leaving behind numerous oxbow lakes and ephemeral streams like Kobacho Creek. This survey captures a moment before modern infrastructure, documenting a landscape primarily navigated by the river and its surrounding terrain.