1954 Map of Kateel River C-4

About this map

Kateel River meanders across this subarctic landscape in complex oxbows and loops, defining a region where water and sediment constantly reshape the terrain. Photogrammetric methods from 1952 and 1954 aerial surveys reveal a wilderness marked by distinctive geological formations, most notably the Nogahabara Sand Dunes in the northeast and a singular Pingo rising from the wetlands. Small signs of human presence are sparse, indicated only by a Cabin and the name Pithka along the riverbanks. The drainage system is further defined by the Hodatic River and the Three Day Slough, where land lines remain unsurveyed and predetermined by the Bureau of Land Management. This mid-century record provides a glimpse into the hydrography of the interior before later ecological or climatic shifts altered these remote waterways.