Canning River (Alaska)
| Canning River | |
|---|---|
Confluence with Marsh Fork | |
Location of the mouth of the Canning River in Alaska | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | North Slope |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Franklin Mountains |
| • location | Brooks Range |
| • coordinates | 69°04′40″N 145°06′07″W / 69.07778°N 145.10194°W[1] |
| • elevation | 5,157 ft (1,572 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Camden Bay |
• location | Beaufort Sea |
• coordinates | 70°04′42″N 145°33′56″W / 70.07833°N 145.56556°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
| Length | 125 mi (201 km)[1] |
The Canning River flows through parts of the North Slope in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] The river begins in the Franklin Mountains of the Brooks Range in the northeastern part of the state.[3] It flows generally north for 125 miles (201 km)[1] through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and enters Camden Bay west of Kaktovik on the Beaufort Sea.[3]
See also
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References
- ^ a b c d e f "Canning River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ^ a b Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 135–37. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.