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1958 Map of Tyonek A-5

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Tyonek A-5
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The braided river systems of the Kenai Peninsula dominate this late-1950s survey, illustrating a landscape defined by shifting watercourses and vast tidal flats. The Chakachatna River and Mc Arthur River carve wide, sediment-rich paths toward the coast, joined by smaller tributaries like Chuitkilnachna Creek and Nikolai Creek. Near the southern edge of the map, the Noaukta Slough and Middle River create a complex network of wetlands that transition into the Trading Bay tidal flats.

Evidence of seasonal overland travel is preserved in the form of a Winter Trail cutting across the southeastern marshes, a critical transport link before modern infrastructure reached this part of Alaska. Survey markers like VABM 2756 Chick and VABM 1653 Chuit identify the prominent peaks and high ground that rise above the low-lying basin, providing essential reference points in an otherwise fluid and changing terrain.