1963 Map of Ugashik A-6

About this map

Cinder River dominates this mid-century Alaskan landscape, its braided channels and wide floodplains cutting through a region defined by volcanic activity. The water bodies named on this sheet, including Pumice Creek and Lava Creek, reflect the geology of the Alaska Peninsula. Mapped by the Geological Survey via aerial photography from 1962, the document reveals a complex network of wetlands and swamps that surround the drainage of Old Creek. The terrain transitions from low-lying alluvial plains in the west to more prominent relief in the southeast near Ray Creek. This topographic study documents a wilderness before extensive development, where unsurveyed land lines pre-determined by the Bureau of Land Management remain the primary structural markers across the tundra and marsh.