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1951 Map of Kateel River

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Kateel River
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

The Koyukuk River dominates this mid-century reconnaissance, winding through a complex network of wetlands and seasonal sloughs in the interior of Alaska. This territory is marked by the shifting channels of the Huslia River and the Kateel River, which intersect the high ground of Roundabout Mtn. The river-based economy of the 1940s and 1950s is evidenced by the presence of isolated commercial outposts like the Cutoff Trading Post and a secondary Trading Post located further downstream.

Settlement patterns follow the main watercourses, with navigation hindered by seasonal features like Nikolai Slough and the large meanders surrounding Treat Island. The map also delineates the administrative boundary between the Second Judicial Division and Fourth Judicial Division, cutting across the drainage of the Gisasa River. This survey was compiled using trimetrogon photography from 1944 and 1945, capturing the hydrography of the Yukon-Koyukuk region before more modern infrastructure arrived.