Kanuti River

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]

Kanuti River
Location of the mouth of the Kanuti River in Alaska
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaYukon–Koyukuk
Physical characteristics
Sourcenear western border of the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge
 • locationeast of the Dalton Highway and slightly south of the Arctic Circle
 • coordinates66°31′12″N 150°04′22″W[1]
 • elevation3,312 ft (1,009 m)[2]
MouthKoyukuk River[1]
 • location
Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge, 13 miles (21 km) southwest of Allakaket
 • coordinates
66°26′48″N 152°59′51″W[1]
 • elevation
381 ft (116 m)[1]
Length175 mi (282 km)[3]

See also

References
  1. "Kanuti River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  2. Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  3. 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. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  5. 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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