2016 Map of Ikpikpuk River A-2 SW

About this map

The Colville River carves a broad valley through this portion of the North Slope, exhibiting the characteristic braided channels and oxbow lakes of an Arctic waterway. This survey captures a remote landscape defined by the confluence of the Killik River as it joins the larger Colville system from the south. The terrain is marked by significant elevation changes, with the southern highlands transitioning into the expansive river basin. The absence of roads or permanent settlements underscores the isolation of this region within the North Slope Borough, where the natural drainage patterns of the tundra and the migration of riverbanks are the primary geographic features of interest for those studying the Alaskan wilderness or hydraulic history.