Information About

Canning River

Quick Facts

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Location

70 ° 4' 41.999" N,
145 ° 33' 56.002" W

Region

North Slope

Nearest City

Kaktovik

Tributaries

Cache Creek, Eagle Creek,

Wildlife

Chum Salmon, Pink Salmon, Dolly Varden

Canning River in Detail.

About

heads at glacier in Franklin Mts. at 690430N1450600W, and flows N to Camden Bay, Arctic Plain. 125 miles long.

History

On August 5, 1826, Franklin (1828, p. 149) wrote: "we arrived opposite to the large river, which was named in honour of the late Mr. Canning * * *." George Canning, 1770-1827, was British Prime Minister in 1827. The Eskimo name "Kogruak" first appears on Surg. John Simpson's native map of 1855, and is reported by Leffingwell (1919, p. 94) to mean "old river".

Canning River Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Canning River.

Topo Maps

Flaxman Island A-3 (1955), Flaxman Island A-3 (1955), Flaxman Island (1955), Flaxman Island (1955), Flaxman Island (1955), Flaxman Island (1955), Flaxman Island (1955), Flaxman Island (1955), Flaxman Island (1955),

Places Near Canning River

Rivers:

Canning River, Tamayariak River,