This map shows the Deerfield River as it cuts through its gorge below Fife Brook, through the famous whitewater destination of Zoar Gap, and into the town of Charlemont across from the Berkshire East ski area.

I was inspired to make this map after seeing Daniel Coe's work (www.kartopics.com) portraying the Williamette River in Oregon. This cartographic style is used with his permission. This map was made using GIS software and the detailed elevation data derived from LiDAR imagery, collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and MassGIS.

The map is primarily an elevation map: The river is blue, with higher elevations at progressively lighter shades of blue to everything above the floodplain being masked out in white.