Canning River (Alaska)

Canning River
Confluence with Marsh Fork
Country United States
State Alaska
Borough North Slope
Source Franklin Mountains
 - location Brooks Range
 - elevation 5,157 ft (1,572 m) [1]
 - coordinates 69°04′40″N 145°06′07″W / 69.07778°N 145.10194°W [2]
Mouth Camden Bay
 - location Beaufort Sea
 - elevation 0 ft (0 m) [2]
 - coordinates 70°04′42″N 145°33′56″W / 70.07833°N 145.56556°WCoordinates: 70°04′42″N 145°33′56″W / 70.07833°N 145.56556°W [2]
Length 125 mi (201 km) [2]
Location of the mouth of the Canning River in Alaska

The Canning River flows through parts of the North Slope in the U.S. state of Alaska.[2] 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)[2] through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and enters Camden Bay west of Kaktovik on the Beaufort Sea.[3]

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References

  1. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Canning River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 13537. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.