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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 / 69.07778; -145.10194
• elevation	5,157 ft (1,572 m)
Mouth	Camden Bay
• location	Beaufort Sea
• coordinates	70°04′42″N 145°33′56″W / 70.07833°N 145.56556°W / 70.07833; -145.56556
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Length	125 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

• List of rivers of Alaska

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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