2020 Map of Meade River B-3 SE

About this map

Meade River winds through the northern portion of this North Slope quadrangle, carving a wide, serpentine path through a landscape dominated by Arctic wetlands and thermokarst lakes. The terrain is defined by an intricate network of water, where the Pikroka Cr drainage system flows through the eastern sections, illustrating the complex hydrology of the Alaskan tundra. This survey, grounded in imagery from 2010 and updated hydrography, emphasizes the shifting boundaries of water and land in a region without established roads or permanent settlements. The lack of infrastructure highlights the isolation of this environment, where land management is delineated by the Public Land Survey System grids of t12n r22w, t11n r21w, and surrounding townships.