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. 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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