1952 Map of Kateel River A-1

About this map

Dulbi River winds through this interior Alaskan wilderness, as documented in 1952 via aerial photogrammetric methods. The landscape is defined by the intricate meandering of Holtnakatna Creek, which cuts through the southwestern and north-central portions of the quadrangle before eventually draining toward the larger river system. To the northeast, the smaller Cottonwood Creek feeds into a complex network of wetlands and small lakes. This survey primarily illustrates the hydrologic patterns and topography of the Kateel River Meridian before modern human intervention or development reached this area. The presence of unsurveyed and unmarked land lines, predetermined by the Bureau of Land Management, indicates a region that remained largely a frontier at the time of the 1950s mapping.