Fraser River

E40384

river

The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, flowing from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean and serving as a major waterway for ecology, fisheries, and regional commerce in the Pacific Northwest.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
Fraser River canonical	142
Fraser River basin	9
Fraser River headwaters	3
Fraser River watershed	3
North Arm of the Fraser River	2
Fraser River (southern boundary)	1
Fraser River Basin	1
Fraser River South Arm	1
Fraser River at Hope, British Columbia	1
Fraser River at Prince George	1
Fraser River basin (northern parts)	1
Fraser River corridor	1
Fraser River system	1
Fraser River transportation corridor	1
Fraser River valley	1
Fraser River vicinity	1
North Arm Fraser River	1
South Arm of the Fraser River	1

Statements (74)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Fraser Canyon Gold Rush ⓘ surface form: Fraser River Gold Rush
basinCountry	Canada ⓘ
basinSize	approximately 230000 square kilometres ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
crossedBy	Alex Fraser Bridge ⓘ George Massey Tunnel ⓘ Pattullo Bridge ⓘ Port Mann Bridge ⓘ Queensborough Bridge ⓘ
discoveredByEuropeans	Simon Fraser ⓘ
drainageBasin	Fraser River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fraser River Basin
economicImportance	agricultural irrigation ⓘ commercial fisheries ⓘ log transport ⓘ recreational fisheries ⓘ transportation corridor ⓘ
emptiesInto	Georgia Strait ⓘ surface form: Strait of Georgia
environmentalIssue	flood risk in Fraser Valley ⓘ habitat degradation in lower reaches ⓘ salmon population decline ⓘ
estuaryLocatedNear	Vancouver ⓘ
flowsDirection	generally northwest to south then southwest ⓘ
flowsThrough	Abbotsford ⓘ Chilliwack ⓘ Hope ⓘ Langley City ⓘ surface form: Langley Lillooet region ⓘ New Westminster ⓘ Prince George ⓘ Quesnel ⓘ Richmond ⓘ Surrey ⓘ Lower Mainland ⓘ surface form: Vancouver region Williams Lake region ⓘ
formsEstuaryAt	Fraser River Delta ⓘ
hasAverageDischarge	on the order of several thousand cubic metres per second ⓘ
hasEcosystemRole	major salmon habitat ⓘ
hasFeature	Fraser Canyon rapids ⓘ tidal estuary ⓘ
historicalSignificance	important to Indigenous peoples of British Columbia ⓘ major route for fur trade ⓘ
isLongestRiverIn	British Columbia ⓘ
length	approximately 1375 kilometres ⓘ approximately 854 miles ⓘ
locatedIn	British Columbia ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ Western Canada ⓘ
majorTributary	Bridge River ⓘ Chilcotin River ⓘ Coquihalla River ⓘ Harrison River ⓘ Nechako River ⓘ Nicola River ⓘ Pitt River ⓘ Quesnel River ⓘ Stave River ⓘ Thompson River ⓘ
mouthLocatedIn	Pacific Ocean ⓘ Georgia Strait ⓘ surface form: Strait of Georgia
namedAfter	Simon Fraser ⓘ
passesThroughRegion	Interior Plateau of British Columbia ⓘ surface form: Cariboo region Fraser Canyon ⓘ Lower Mainland ⓘ surface form: Fraser Valley Interior Plateau ⓘ
protectedAreaAlong	Fraser River Heritage Park vicinity ⓘ
sourceLocatedIn	Fraser Pass ⓘ Rocky Mountains ⓘ
supportsSpecies	Chinook salmon ⓘ Chum salmon ⓘ Coho salmon ⓘ Pink salmon ⓘ Sockeye salmon ⓘ white sturgeon ⓘ

Referenced by (172)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pacific Northwest → hasRiver → Fraser River ⓘ

Vancouver → locatedBy → Fraser River ⓘ

Fraser Canyon Gold Rush → centeredOn → Fraser River ⓘ

Cascadia → hasRiver → Fraser River ⓘ

British Columbia → contains → Fraser River ⓘ

Coast Mountains → drainageTo → Fraser River ⓘ

Cascade Range → drainage → Fraser River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fraser River basin

Columbia Mountains → drainage → Fraser River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fraser River basin (northern parts)

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada → hasWaterBody → Fraser River ⓘ

subject surface form: Burnaby

this entity surface form: Fraser River (southern boundary)

Metro Vancouver, Canada → bordersBodyOfWater → Fraser River ⓘ

subject surface form: Metro Vancouver

Fraser River → drainageBasin → Fraser River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fraser River Basin

Port of Vancouver → near → Fraser River ⓘ

BC → hasMajorRiver → Fraser River ⓘ

subject surface form: British Columbia

Oregon Country → majorRiver → Fraser River ⓘ

Burrard Peninsula → locatedBetween → Fraser River ⓘ

Burrard Peninsula → borderedBy → Fraser River ⓘ

Burrard Peninsula → waterBodyOnSouth → Fraser River ⓘ

Vancouver International Airport → near → Fraser River ⓘ

Fraser Canyon → locatedOnRiver → Fraser River ⓘ

Kamloops → nearRiver → Fraser River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fraser River watershed

Salish Sea → drainageBasinIncludes → Fraser River ⓘ

Prince George → locatedOnRiver → Fraser River ⓘ

Musqueam people → traditionalTerritoryIncludes → Fraser River ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Arm of the Fraser River

Pacific Ranges → extendsFrom → Fraser River ⓘ

Pacific Ranges → drainedBy → Fraser River ⓘ

Interior Plateau of British Columbia → drainedBy → Fraser River ⓘ

Southwestern British Columbia → bordersBodyOfWater → Fraser River ⓘ

Southwestern British Columbia → hasRiver → Fraser River ⓘ

Moffat Tunnel route → passesThrough → Fraser River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fraser River valley

Katzie First Nation → region → Fraser River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fraser River watershed

Katzie First Nation → hasCulturalConnectionTo → Fraser River ⓘ

Kwikwetlem First Nation → locatedNear → Fraser River ⓘ

Interior Ranges → drainage → Fraser River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fraser River basin

Rocky Mountain Trench → contains → Fraser River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fraser River headwaters

British Columbia Highway 99 → crosses → Fraser River ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Arm Fraser River

British Columbia Highway 99 → follows → Fraser River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fraser River corridor

Semiahmoo First Nation → hasCulturalConnectionTo → Fraser River ⓘ

Richmond → borderedBy → Fraser River ⓘ

subject surface form: Richmond, British Columbia

Surrey → locatedOn → Fraser River ⓘ

Colony of British Columbia (mainland) → includedTerritory → Fraser River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fraser River basin

Richmond Olympic Oval → locatedOnWaterbody → Fraser River ⓘ

Richmond, British Columbia → river → Fraser River ⓘ

Lillooet River → drainageBasin → Fraser River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fraser River basin

Delta → borderedBy → Fraser River ⓘ

subject surface form: Delta, British Columbia

Township of Langley → riverBorder → Fraser River ⓘ

Coquitlam → locatedNear → Fraser River ⓘ

the Gulf of Georgia → drainageBasin → Fraser River ⓘ

subject surface form: Gulf of Georgia

the Gulf of Georgia → receivesInflowFrom → Fraser River ⓘ

subject surface form: Gulf of Georgia

Fraser Pass → isHeadwatersOf → Fraser River ⓘ