2013 Map of Harrison Bay A-4 NE

About this map

Judy Creek winds across this Arctic landscape, creating a complex network of meanders and oxbow lakes characteristic of the North Slope's coastal plain. This 2013 survey of the Harrison Bay A-4 NE quadrangle reveals a terrain dominated by thermokarst features, where small ponds and larger water bodies are constantly shaped by the underlying permafrost. In the northern reaches of the map, Fish Creek flows through the wetland tundra, highlighting the intricate drainage patterns of the North Slope Borough. The land is further defined by the grid of the Public Land Survey System, with boundaries marking T 10 N, T 9 N, R 1 W, and R 1 E. This map serves as a precise record of the hydrologic shifts in a region where water and ice are the primary architects of the geography.