2023 Map of Talkeetna A-4 SE

About this map

Skwentna sits at a critical junction of waterways in this Matanuska-Susitna region, where the landscape is defined by the shifting braids of glacial runoff. The Yentna River flows along the eastern edge, joined by the Kichatna River and Gagnon Creek from the northwest. The terrain reveals a complex network of seasonal channels and wetlands, punctuated by Freedom Lake and the winding course of Johnson Creek. This survey captures the remote character of the river systems that have long served as the primary travel corridors through the Alaskan interior. The arrangement of the township and range lines across the watershed illustrates the systematic surveying of this wilderness area, where named features like Red Creek serve as vital navigation points in an otherwise fluid environment of shifting gravel bars and river bends.