1984 Map of Killik River C-5

About this map

The National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska dominates this 1980s landscape, illustrating a period of high-latitude resource management and topographic surveying in the North Slope Borough. This remote arctic terrain is defined by a dense network of braided waterways and thermokarst features, where the East Fork Etivluk River serves as the primary drainage artery. The river is fed by several significant tributaries, including Iteriak Creek, Otuk Creek, and Ivotuk Creek, each winding through the tundra with complex meanders and nearby small lake clusters. The absence of roads or permanent structures reflects the wilderness state of this federally managed area during the mid-1970s photogrammetric surveys. Researchers can examine the detailed glacial and fluvial landforms, including the drainage patterns of Kuchek Creek in the northeastern reaches of the quadrangle.