Kanab Creek ( ) is one of the many tributaries of the Colorado River. It begins in Kane County, Utah, just south of the

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to the

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and flows south to the Colorado River. 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 Alton where it turns to the south and passes under

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. It continues to the south and runs parallel to U.S. Route 89 past Kanab. The stream enters Arizona where it becomes the border between Coconino and Mohave counties and flows past Fredonia. It flows through the Kaibab Indian Reservation 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

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and Anasazi 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
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