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1952 Map of Hooper Bay B-3

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Hooper Bay B-3
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range dominates this coastal Alaska landscape, which was mapped by the Army Map Service during the early 1950s using photogrammetric methods from aerial photography. The terrain is characterized by a complex network of waterways, including the meandering Keoklevik River and several tidal channels such as Painorouyun Slough and Issortulik Slough. These sloughs cut through an expanse of marshy ground, eventually opening into the Bering Sea.

The settlement of Nuok is situated on the protective Nuok Spit at the northwestern edge of Hooper Bay. This specific geography highlights the precarious relationship between land and water in the region, where coastal features like Punoarat Pt and the wide reach of Angyoyaravak Bay are defined by shifting sand and mud deposits. The lack of roads or trails noted on the sheet emphasizes the remote, water-dependent nature of life and transport in this part of the Kusilvak region.