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For the river in Australia, see Canning River (Western Australia). River in Alaska, United States
Canning River
Confluence with Marsh Fork
Canning River (Alaska) is located in AlaskaCanning River (Alaska)Location of the mouth of the Canning River in Alaska
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughNorth Slope
Physical characteristics
SourceFranklin Mountains
 • locationBrooks Range
 • coordinates69°04′40″N 145°06′07″W / 69.07778°N 145.10194°W / 69.07778; -145.10194
 • elevation5,157 ft (1,572 m)
MouthCamden Bay
 • locationBeaufort Sea
 • coordinates70°04′42″N 145°33′56″W / 70.07833°N 145.56556°W / 70.07833; -145.56556
 • elevation0 ft (0 m)
Length125 mi (201 km)

The Canning River flows through parts of the North Slope in the U.S. state of Alaska. The river begins in the Franklin Mountains of the Brooks Range in the northeastern part of the state. It flows generally north for 125 miles (201 km) through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and enters Camden Bay west of Kaktovik on the Beaufort Sea.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Canning River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  2. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. ^ Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. pp. 135–37. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.


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