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