Upper Kuparuk River Region Surficial Geology

 

Upper Kuparuk River Region Surficial Geology

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(from metadata) The surficial geomorphology map of the Upper Kaparuk River region covers 751-km2 in the upper Kaparuk River watershed, including the Toolik Lake and the Imnavait Creek research areas, as well as portions of the Dalton Highway and Trans-Alaskan Pipeline from the northern end of Galbraith Lake to Slope Mountain.

Surficial geology affects vegetation patterns and disturbance recovery rates. Surficial geology was grouped into the following classes for map display: