2017 Map of Nulato C-5 SW

About this map

Falcon Cliffs tower over the western bank of the Yukon River in this sparsely populated stretch of the Alaskan interior. The landscape is defined by the complex hydrography of the river valley, where the main channel is fed by the Ninemile River and flanked by seasonal waterways like Ninemile Slough and Kaiyuh Slough. These interconnected sloughs and islands, including Halfway Island and Wanda Island, illustrate a dynamic riparian environment where shifting currents and seasonal flooding continually reshape the shoreline. The elevation contours reveal the dramatic transition from the broad, flat wetlands of the eastern river plain to the steep, rising bluffs on the western side of the Yukon, a topographic boundary that has long dictated movement and land use in this part of the Yukon-Koyukuk region.