1993 Map of Valdez C-8

About this map

Nelchina Glacier dominates this landscape, its expansive ice field marked by extensive crevasses and topographical contours that reveal a dramatic glacial drainage system. Flowing through the high terrain of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Boundary East, the ice feeds into the headwaters of several drainages, including Klanelneechena Creek and Barnette Creek. This 1993 update, which utilized planimetry from modern imagery, highlights the structural complexity of the glacier's surface as it appeared in the late twentieth century. The map provides a precise record of the borough line and the rugged watercourses that define this part of the Alaska interior, offering essential data for understanding the historical movement and form of these massive ice bodies before further changes in the subarctic environment.