
Kwigillingok sits on the edge of a complex water network in the Bethel Census Area, where the land and sea merge into a labyrinth of wetlands and small ponds. This modern 2020 survey illustrates the remote geography of the Kuskokwim Bay region, dominated by the expansive Kolekfikpuk Lake to the northeast. The presence of the Kwigillingok Airport and the winding course of the Kwigillingok River signify the essential transport and subsistence corridors that sustain this coastal community. The map reveals a landscape almost entirely comprised of low-lying marsh and seasonal water bodies, typical of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta's fragile environment. Researchers and geographers can trace the delicate hydrography that defines the township lines of t3s r81w and t2s r81w in this unique corner of Alaska.
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1951 · Kuskokwim Bay
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1951 · Baird Inlet
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Baird Inlet A-3
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1954 · Baird Inlet
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Kuskokwim Bay
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Kuskokwim Bay D-4
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1954 · Kuskokwim Bay D-3
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1954 · Baird Inlet A-4
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
2020 · Baird Inlet A-4 SE
USGS Topo · 1:25,000
2020 · Baird Inlet A-4 SW
USGS Topo · 1:25,000