Information About

Bates Rapids

Quick Facts

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Location

64 ° 12' 1.001" N,
145 ° 58' 30" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Delta Junction

Elevation

951 ft (289.86 m)

Bates Rapids in Detail.

About

On the Tanana River, 9.3 km (5.8 mi) NW of Big Delta and 7.6 km (4.7 mi) ESE of Quartz Lake, Tanana Low.

History

Named in 1885 by Lieutenant H. T. Allen (1887, 9. 84), USA, for a "Mr. Bates," an Englishman who reportedly descended the Tanana River.

Topo Maps

Big Delta A-4 (1950), Big Delta A-4 (1950), Big Delta A-4 (1950), Big Delta A-4 (1950), Big Delta (1950), Big Delta (1950), Big Delta (1951), Big Delta (1951), Big Delta (1951), Big Delta (1951), Big Delta A-4 (1952), Big Delta A-4 (1952), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta A-4 (1959), Big Delta A-4 (1962), Big Delta A-4 NW (2016),
Places Near Bates Rapids
Flats:

Shaw Creek Flats, Shaw Creek Flats,

Lakes:

Big D Pond, Little Lost Lake, Lost Lake, Quartz Lake, Rainbow Lake, Richardson 81 Mile Pond, Shaw Pond,

Rapids:

Bates Rapids,

Rivers:

Delta River,

Streams:

Caribou Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Keystone Creek, Rosa Creek, Shaw Creek,

Cities:

Big Delta,