Goodpaster River
Goodpaster River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Census Area | Southeast Fairbanks, Valdez–Cordova |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 64°N 143°W / 64°N 143°W |
Mouth | Tanana River |
• location | Big Delta |
• coordinates | 64°10′17″N 145°37′36″W / 64.17139°N 145.62667°W |
The Goodpaster River is an 91-mile (146 km) major tributary of the Tanana River in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] Its name in the Middle Tanana dialect of the Lower Tanana language is Jiiz Cheeg.[2] Goodpaster River is a stream located just 6.6 miles from Big Delta, in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area.[3]
The older glacial record in the Yukon-Tanana upland is found in the Goodpaster River Valley where records of at least three older
The structure of the Goodpaster River Bridge consists of six 21-m simple spans.[5]
Naming
The stream was called Goodpaster River by Lieutenant Allen "in honor of the Goodpaster family of Kentucky." The two stream names were transposed by later map makers. Alternate names for this stream includes North Fork Goodpaster River and Volkmar River.[1]
Natives
The area of Goodpaster River and
Fishing
Catch and release
Mining
Only a few thousand ounces of gold from placer mines, and a few hundred ounces from lode gold mines were produced from the Goodpaster district before the discovery of Pogo. The district is east of the Fairbanks and south of the Circle district. The Pogo mine, is located in the Goodpaster River Valley.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Goodpaster River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ UAF: Alaska Native Place Names
- ^ http://www.hookandbullet.com/fishing-goodpaster-river-big-delta-ak/
- ^ J. Ehlers and P.L. Gibbard (2004). Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology: Part II: North America. Elsevier.
- ^ "Goodpaster River Bridge" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2014-10-25.
- ^ Terry L. Haynes and William E. Simeone (2007). Upper Tanana ethnographic overview and assessment, Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Subsistence. Technical Paper Number 325.
- ^ McKennan, Robert A. 1969. Athabascan grouping and social organization in Central Alaska. In Contributions to Anthropology: Band Societies. David Damas, ed. pp 93-114. National Museum of Canada bulletin 228. National Museum of Canada, Ottawa.
- ^ Alaska Department of Fish and Game. "Roadside Salmon Fishing in Interior Alaska" (PDF). Retrieved December 1, 2018.