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1951 Map of Valdez A-2

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Valdez A-2
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Bremner River and its complex network of tributaries dominate this mid-century survey of the Alaskan interior. The landscape is defined by the massive glacial activity near the Copper River, where extensive ice fields are marked by numerous crevasses across the high-elevation terrain. In the lowlands, the Happell Slough and Little Bremner River create a braided drainage system around distinctive landforms like The Peninsula and Steamboat Lake.

Evidence of human presence is sparse in this wilderness, represented only by a solitary Cabin located north of The Peninsula. To the northeast, the terrain rises sharply toward Tebay Lakes and Upper Tebay Lake, fed by Falls Creek. This map captures a moment of topographical transition, illustrating the relationship between the receding glacial ice and the emerging watercourses like Dewey Creek and Porcupine Creek before the landscape was further altered by natural shifts.