2015 Map of Harrison Bay A-5 NW

About this map

The Arctic coastal plain of the North Slope borough is characterized by a dense network of thaw lakes and meandering waterways in this 2015 survey. The hydrology of the region is primarily defined by Inicok Creek, which winds through the central portion of the landscape, and the broader reaches of Fish Creek in the southeast. These water bodies are part of a complex drainage system that shapes the low-lying tundra, appearing here with high-resolution contour data from the National Elevation Dataset. The mapping reflects the vast, undeveloped character of the Alaskan wilderness near Harrison Bay, where the Public Land Survey System grid lines of townships like t10n r4w and t9n r3w provide the only human-imposed structure on an otherwise wild terrain of seasonal wetlands and permafrost features.