Canning River | |
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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]