Fraser River

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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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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

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West Coast Express followsRiver Fraser River
Coquihalla River tributaryOf Fraser River
Coquihalla River mouthLocatedAt Fraser River
this entity surface form: Fraser River at Hope, British Columbia
Pitt River flowsInto Fraser River
Queensborough Bridge crosses Fraser River
Queensborough Bridge crossesBranchOf Fraser River
this entity surface form: North Arm of the Fraser River
Harrison River tributaryOf Fraser River
Harrison River flowsInto Fraser River
Bridge River mouthOf Fraser River
Bridge River flowsInto Fraser River
Bridge River tributaryOf Fraser River
Fraser Cemetery, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada locatedOnRiver Fraser River
subject surface form: Fraser Cemetery
Fraser Cemetery, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada overlooks Fraser River
subject surface form: Fraser Cemetery
Fraser Cemetery, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada hasNearbyFeature Fraser River
subject surface form: Fraser Cemetery
Fraser Cemetery, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada isNamedAfter Fraser River
subject surface form: Fraser Cemetery
Nicola River mouthOf Fraser River
Nicola River tributaryOf Fraser River
Nicola River flowsInto Fraser River
Mount Robson Provincial Park contains Fraser River
this entity surface form: Fraser River headwaters