Kanuti River

Kanuti River
Location of the mouth of the Kanuti River in Alaska
Location
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Census Area	Yukon–Koyukuk
Physical characteristics
Source	near western border of the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge
• location	east of the Dalton Highway and slightly south of the Arctic Circle
• coordinates	66°31′12″N 150°04′22″W[1]
• elevation	3,312 ft (1,009 m)[2]
Mouth	Koyukuk 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]
Length	175 mi (282 km)[3]

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]

See also

• List of rivers of Alaska

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). 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.