Kanuti River

Kanuti River
Country United States
State Alaska
Census Area Yukon–Koyukuk
Source near western border of the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge
 - location east of the Dalton Highway and slightly south of the Arctic Circle
 - elevation 3,312 ft (1,009 m) [1]
 - coordinates 66°31′12″N 150°04′22″W / 66.52000°N 150.07278°W / 66.52000; -150.07278 [2]
Mouth Koyukuk River [2]
 - location Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge, 13 miles (21 km) southwest of Allakaket
 - elevation 381 ft (116 m) [2]
 - coordinates 66°26′48″N 152°59′51″W / 66.44667°N 152.99750°W / 66.44667; -152.99750Coordinates: 66°26′48″N 152°59′51″W / 66.44667°N 152.99750°W / 66.44667; -152.99750 [2]
Length 175 mi (282 km) [3]
Location of the mouth of the Kanuti River in Alaska

The Kanuti (Kkʼoonootnoʼ in Koyukon[4]) is a 175-mile (282 km) tributary of the Koyukuk River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[3] The river begins near the Arctic Circle and flows generally west, passing under the Dalton Highway near Caribou Mountain.[5] After continuing through a relatively flat basin, it enters a 1,200-foot (370 m) deep canyon before meeting the larger river near Allakaket.[6] The Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge covers a large part of the river basin.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Kanuti River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. United States Government Printing Office. p. 495. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  4. ↑ Chapter 5.7: Athabaskan Place Names for Rivers in Alaska. Alaska in Maps. Bethel, Alaska: Lower Kuskokwim School District. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  5. 1 2 Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.
  6. ↑ Maddren, Alfred Geddes (1913). The Koyukuk–Chandalar Region, Alaska (United States Geological Survey Bulletin 532). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 23. Retrieved January 6, 2013.


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