1954 Map of Sleetmute B-8

About this map

The Buckstock River meanders across the southwestern portion of this Alaskan landscape, defining the local hydrology alongside several notable tributaries. Mapped by the Army Map Service and published by the Geological Survey, this mid-century topographic study captures the interior's wilderness before modern infrastructure arrived. The terrain is characterized by the prominent elevation of Buckstock in the south, while Victoria Creek cuts through the northern sections. In the southeast, Kay Creek flows through the drainages of the Kuskokwim River region. This 1954 data, field-annotated just as aerial photogrammetric methods were being refined, shows an area primarily defined by its watercourses and elevation contours, with land lines representing unsurveyed locations predetermined by the Bureau of Land Management.