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1955 Map of Wainwright B-1

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Wainwright B-1
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The National Petroleum Reserve In Alaska dominates this landscape on the North Slope, where the terrain is defined by a complex network of thaw lakes and meandering watercourses. This mid-century survey captures the hydrologic patterns of the Arctic coastal plain before significant modern industrial development, showing the braided paths of the Kungok River and the Maguriak River.

A solitary Winter Trail provides the only mapped overland transport route, cutting across the western portion of the sheet between the Omalik River and Irak Creek. This sparse infrastructure reflects the seasonal nature of travel in the region during the 1950s. The presence of large bodies of water like Takrak Lake and the branching Mikigealiak River illustrates the vast surface water drainage characteristic of this permafrost-rich environment.