2014 Map of Meade River B-4 NE

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Nigisaktuvik River meanders across the southern half of this Arctic landscape, creating a complex network of oxbow lakes and abandoned channels that define the local hydrology. This portion of the North Slope, surveyed in 2014, is characterized by a dense concentration of thaw lakes and thermokarst features typical of the permafrost-rich terrain within the t12n r24w and t13n r23w land divisions. The river's winding path through the tundra reveals the shifting nature of northern Alaskan waterways, providing a detailed record of drainage patterns for researchers and environmental historians studying the North Slope Borough.