Information About

Volkmar River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Volkmar River on The Map

Location

64 ° 4' 37.999" N,
145 ° 7' 39" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Delta Junction

Tributary to

Tanana River

Length

33 mi (53.11 km)

Elevation

1083 ft (330.1 m)

Volkmar River in Detail.

About

heads at 640900N1441200W, flows SW to Tanana River, 23 mi. SE of Big Delta, Yukon-Tanana High.

History

Originally named Goodpaster River in 1885 by Lieutenant H. T. Allen, USA, "in honor of the Goodpaster family in Kentucky." The stream now known as Goodpaster River he named Volkmar River for Col. William Volkmar, U.S.A. (Allen, 1887, pl. 3). Later, the names were transposed by explorers and Volkmar River was reported in 1903 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) at its present location (Prindle, 1913a, pl. 16).

Topo Maps

Big Delta (1950), Big Delta (1950), Big Delta (1951), Big Delta (1951), Big Delta (1951), Big Delta (1951), Big Delta A-3 (1955), Big Delta A-3 (1955), Big Delta A-3 (1955), Big Delta A-3 (1955), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta A-3 SE (2016),
Places Near Volkmar River
Lakes:

Volkmar Lake,

Rivers:

Gerstle River, South Fork Goodpaster River, Volkmar River,

Streams:

Liscum Slough,

Streams:

Arrow Creek, Granite Creek, Hajdukovich Creek, Panoramic Creek, Rhoads Creek, Sand Creek, Sawmill Creek, Tenmile Creek, White Creek,