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1958 Map of Kenai C-6

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Kenai C-6
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Redoubt Bay dominates this mid-century coastal survey, where the massive tidal action of the Cook Inlet region defines the landscape. The western shoreline is a complex network of glacial runoff and silty drainage, characterized by the expansive Bachatna Flats and Fox Flats. Large river systems like the Drift River and Big River terminate here, spilling into broad Tidal Flats that shift with the extreme Alaskan tides.

Evidence of seasonal or industrial activity appears in isolated cabins along the coast and near Cannery Creek, suggesting a reliance on the region's rich fisheries. To the south, the northern tip of Kalgin Island emerges from the bay at Northwest Pt, featuring its own small clusters of cabins. For the local historian or researcher, the map preserves the exact positions of early markers like Coach Butte and numerous named sloughs such as Johnson Slough and Rust Slough before later 20th-century developments.