Information About

Kanayut River

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Anaktuvuk Pass

Elevation:

1207 ft (367.89 m)

About

heads between Mount Wachsmuth and Ear Peak, flows N to Anaktuvuk River at Kanayut Bluff, 8.5 mi. N of Table Top and 45 mi. NE of Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Slope.

History of Kanayut River

Eskimo name used by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists during the exploration of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4; name given in 1944.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1964), Chandler Lake C-2 (1971), Chandler Lake C-2 NW (2017),

Places Near Kanayut River

Basins:

Racetrack Basin,

Cliffs:

Kanayut Bluff,

Lakes:

Ahaliorak Lake,

Mountains:

Naniksrak Mountain, Table Top,

Ridges:

Rooftop Ridge,

Rivers:

Kanayut River,

Streams:

Anayaknaurak Creek, Antler Valley Creek, Terrace Creek, Tundra Creek, Willow Creek,