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 watershed 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 Utah State Route 136. It continues to the south and runs parallel to

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past

Kanab Kanab ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Kane County, Utah, Kane County, Utah, United States.Find a Co ...

. 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 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 Ari ...

of the

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and the

Kanab Creek Wilderness Kanab Creek Wilderness is a wilderness area located along the Coconino/ Mohave County line in the U.S. state of Arizona, approximately south of Fredonia. of the Wilderness are located in the North Kaibab Ranger District of the Kaibab Na ...

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 The Ancestral Puebloans, also known as the Anasazi, were an ancient Native American culture that spanned the present-day Four Corners region of the United States, comprising southeastern Utah, northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, a ...

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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