2015 Map of Meade River B-1 NW

About this map

Okpiksak River meanders across this Arctic landscape, carving a serpentine path through a vast network of thermokarst lakes and ponds characteristic of the North Slope. This 2015 U.S. Geological Survey representation documents the complex hydrology of the region, where the low relief of the coastal plain creates an intricate mosaic of standing water and saturated tundra. The map's administrative overlays, including t13n r18w and t12n r18w, delineate the Public Land Survey System grid across a wilderness largely defined by its natural drainage patterns rather than human infrastructure. For those studying Arctic geomorphology or the historical preservation of the North Slope, this sheet provides a high-resolution look at the shifting aquatic environment of the Okpiksak River basin.