1954 Map of Lake Clark D-5

About this map

Whitefish Lake sits at the northern edge of this Alaskan interior landscape, acting as a significant water body in a region defined by complex drainage patterns. The Mulchatna River winds across the center of the sheet, highlighting the hydrological importance of this area within the Seward Meridian. To the south, the terrain rises into the Bonanza Hills, where Bonanza Creek originates and flows southward. The presence of Half Cabin Lake in the southwest corner suggests early human activity or seasonal outposts in an otherwise unpopulated wilderness. These unsurveyed land lines, predetermined by the Bureau of Land Management, show the early administrative efforts to organize this remote territory following aerial photography missions in the mid-1950s.