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1955 Map of Meade River C-4, 1967 Print
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1955 Map of Meade River C-4

USGS Topo · Published 1967

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National Petroleum Reserve No. 4 encompasses this entire landscape on the North Slope, revealing a complex network of thaw lakes and meandering waterways typical of the Arctic coastal plain in the mid-1950s. The hydrography is dominated by the Inaru River, which winds across the northern sections, and Kucheak Creek in the south. These water bodies are interspersed with numerous unnamed basins and the prominent Lake Tuvak near the western boundary. A single Winter Trail provides the only mapped evidence of human transit through this remote region, highlighting the seasonal nature of travel across the permafrost. Surveyed by the Army Map Service and published by the Geological Survey, the map captures a moment when this area was primarily defined by its hydrological patterns and its status as a federal petroleum reserve before modern development altered the northern landscape.

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Map Details

Date Portrayed1955
Date Published1967
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:63,360
Physical Dimensions18.1 x 20.9 inches

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Source Details

SourceU.S. Geological Survey
CopyrightPublic Domain