1954 Map of Nulato D-2

About this map

The Yukon River dominates the southwestern corner of this 1950s landscape, weaving through a complex network of braids and islands including Lark Island and Serpentine Island. This stretch of the river, documented just after the mid-century, reveals the intricate hydrology of the Innoko National Wildlife Refuge. The map captures the meeting of river and interior drainage systems, where Johnson Slough and several winding waterways like Bear Creek and Whakatna Creek feed into the Yukon's broad floodplain. Along the southern edge, the Galena Corporate Boundary indicates the proximity of established settlement to this wilderness. This survey is particularly valuable for its record of the shifting river channels and unnamed wetlands that define the Koyukuk region's geography before later environmental changes.