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.
Named in 1885 by Lieutenant H. T. Allen (1887, 9. 84), USA, for a "Mr. Bates," an Englishman who reportedly descended the Tanana River.
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:Rivers:Streams:Caribou Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Keystone Creek, Rosa Creek, Shaw Creek,
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