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Bates Rapids

Bates Rapids

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Southeast Fairbanks (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 951 ft (289.86 m)
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 of Bates Rapids

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