| Kanuti River | |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Alaska |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the Kanuti River in Alaska |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Alaska |
| Subdivision Type4: | Census Area |
| Subdivision Name4: | Yukon - Koyukuk |
| Length: | 175miles[1] |
| Source1: | near western border of the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge |
| Source1 Location: | east of the Dalton Highway and slightly south of the Arctic Circle |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 66.52°N -150.0728°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 3312feet[2] |
| Mouth: | Koyukuk River |
| Mouth Location: | Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge, 13miles southwest of Allakaket |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 66.4467°N -152.9975°W[3] |
| Mouth Elevation: | 381feet |
The Kanuti (Kkʼoonootnoʼ in Koyukon[4]) is a 175miles tributary of the Koyukuk River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] The river begins near the Arctic Circle and flows generally west, passing under the Dalton Highway near Caribou Mountain. After continuing through a relatively flat basin, it enters a 1200feet deep canyon before meeting the larger river near Allakaket.[5] The Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge covers a large part of the river basin.[6]