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1958 Map of Talkeetna D-1

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Talkeetna D-1
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Buckskin Glacier and Eldridge Glacier dominate the northern terrain of this 1950s survey, marking the powerful glacial origins of the region's complex hydrology. From these ice fields, glacial meltwater feeds a network of waterways including Swift Creek and the winding Hidden River. This wilderness landscape is defined by the braided channels of the Chulitna River, which occupies a wide valley floor in the southeast, joined by the Fountain River and Byers Creek.

Remote and largely roadless during this era, the area's geography is traced through its distinct drainages, from Crystal Creek and Cloud Creek in the center to the Coffee River further west. Smaller features like Spink Lake and its outlet, Spink Creek, provide specific reference points for researchers interested in the topographic character of the Matanuska-Susitna region before modern infrastructure developments reached this part of the Alaska Range foothills.