2015 Map of Teshekpuk A-5 SE

About this map

Oumalik River meanders across the eastern portion of this Arctic landscape, demonstrating the highly aqueous nature of Alaska's North Slope. The terrain is dominated by a dense concentration of thaw lakes and thermokarst features, typical of the permafrost-underlain coastal plain. This 2015 survey provides a clear view of the complex hydrography within the public land survey divisions of t9n r14w, t9n r15w, t8n r14w, and t8n r15w. The lack of named settlements or infrastructure highlights the isolation of this region, where the shifting courses of the Oumalik River and the seasonal changes of countless unnamed water bodies define the geography of the North Slope Borough.