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1955 Map of Noatak D-2

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Noatak D-2
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Noatak River meanders through this Arctic landscape, defining a wide, braided valley floor between the Mulgrave Hills to the southwest and the high elevations of Sivukat Mountain to the north. Surveyed in the mid-1950s using aerial photography from 1952, the map documents a region almost entirely devoid of permanent infrastructure, save for a solitary Cabin located near the riverbank. This lack of development highlights the seasonal and subsistence nature of the land use in this period.

Several significant tributaries, including Evaingiknuk Creek, Pingaluruk Creek, and Kuchak Cr, drain the surrounding uplands into the Noatak. The terrain is marked by the South Boundary North Slope Borough, indicating the administrative transition at the northern edge of the survey. For those studying the geography of Northwest Arctic, this map provides a primary look at the untouched drainage patterns and traditional place names of the Brooks Range foothills.