Goodpaster River
| Goodpaster River | |
|---|---|
Location of the mouth of the Goodpaster River in Alaska | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Southeast Fairbanks, Copper River |
| 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. Its name in the Middle Tanana dialect of the Lower Tanana language is Jiiz Cheeg. Goodpaster River is a stream located just 6.6 miles from Big Delta, in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area.
The older glacial record in the Yukon-Tanana upland is found in the Goodpaster River Valley where records of at least three older glaciations are found, the oldest estimated to be Late Tertiary.
The structure of the Goodpaster River Bridge consists of six 21-m simple spans.