Kanab Creek ( ) is one of the many tributaries of the

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. It begins in

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, just south of the

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to the

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and flows south to the

. The stream headwaters arise at at an elevation of approximately 8600 feet along the base of the Sunset Cliffs. The stream flows southwest and passes just to the east of the community of

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where it turns to the south and passes under

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. It continues to the south and runs parallel to

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past

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. The stream enters Arizona where it becomes the border between Coconino and

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counties and flows past Fredonia. It flows through the

Kaibab Indian Reservation The Kaibab Indian Reservation is the home of the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians ( Southern Paiute Language: Kai'vi'vits), a federally recognized tribe of Southern Paiutes. The Indian reservation is located in northern part of the U.S. state of Ar ...

of the

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and the Kanab Creek Wilderness before reaching its confluence with the Colorado at at an elevation of 1913 feet within the

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.''Arizona Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 4th ed. 2001, pp. 22-3 The valley of Kanab Creek was settled by Basketmaker and

Anasazi The Ancestral Puebloans, also known as Ancestral Pueblo peoples or the Basketmaker-Pueblo culture, were an ancient Native American culture of Pueblo peoples spanning the present-day Four Corners region of the United States, comprising southea ...

Indians. Ruins of their buildings and artifacts are found along its course. A crossing of the creek at is known as Nagles Crossing.

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Columbia Gazetteer: Kanab Creek
{{authority control Rivers of Utah Rivers of Arizona Tributaries of the Colorado River in Utah Tributaries of the Colorado River in Arizona Rivers of Coconino County, Arizona Rivers of Kane County, Utah Grand Canyon, North Rim Grand Canyon, North Rim (west)

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