1986 Map of Kenai B-3 SW

About this map

Tustumena Lake dominates the southern landscape of this 1980s field study, its northern shoreline defining the boundary of the Kenai Wilderness. This region is a complex network of glacial remnants and interior water bodies within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, where the topography is marked by dozens of small, unnamed kettle lakes and wetlands. The drainage systems are clearly defined, featuring Shantatalik Creek as it winds toward the larger lake, and significant interior bodies such as Bay Lake and Trail Lake. The map illustrates the transition from the low-lying lacustrine environment of the south to the higher, undulating terrain of the Kenai Peninsula interior, all set within a strictly protected environmental corridor. For researchers of the peninsula's geography, the sheet documents the precise Wilderness Boundary and the undeveloped character of the land before late-twentieth-century shifts in conservation management.