Goodpaster River

Goodpaster River
Location of the mouth of the Goodpaster River in Alaska
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaSoutheast Fairbanks, ValdezCordova
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates64°N 143°W / 64°N 143°W / 64; -143
MouthTanana River
  location
Big Delta
  coordinates
64°10′17″N 145°37′36″W / 64.17139°N 145.62667°W / 64.17139; -145.62667

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.