2021 Map of Sitka D-2 SW

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Tongass National Forest dominates this coastal Alaska landscape, characterized by high-elevation terrain and significant freshwater bodies. Centrally located within the wilderness, Lake Florence is a prominent geographical feature fed and drained by the surrounding drainage networks. The drainage patterns include Ward Cr in the northern reaches and Fishery Cr in the south, both of which carve through the steep topography of the Alexander Archipelago. This 2021 survey illustrates a region defined by its lack of human infrastructure, focusing instead on the complex elevation contours and the hydrographic relationship between the forest's interior lakes and the creeks that navigate toward the coast. The absence of roads or established settlements emphasizes the primary role of the Tongass National Forest in preserving this undeveloped territory.