Fraser River basin
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The Fraser River basin is the extensive watershed in British Columbia that drains the Fraser River and its tributaries from the interior plateau through fertile valleys to the Pacific Ocean.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fraser River valley | 7 |
| Fraser River watershed | 7 |
| Fraser River system | 4 |
| Fraser River basin in central British Columbia | 1 |
| Fraser River drainage basin | 1 |
| Fraser River region | 1 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
river basin ⓘ watershed ⓘ |
| area |
approximately 230000 square kilometres
ⓘ
approximately 89000 square miles ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| drains | Fraser River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainsTo |
Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strait of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Province of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance |
agricultural production
ⓘ
fisheries ⓘ hydroelectric power ⓘ transportation corridor ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
climate change effects on snowpack
ⓘ
logging impacts ⓘ salmon habitat degradation ⓘ urban pollution ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear |
Richmond, British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesRegion |
Cariboo region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fraser Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Interior Plateau of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Nechako Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocky Mountain Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ Thompson region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesTributary |
Bridge River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chilcotin River NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilliwack River NERFINISHED ⓘ Coquihalla River NERFINISHED ⓘ Harrison River NERFINISHED ⓘ Nechako River NERFINISHED ⓘ Pitt River NERFINISHED ⓘ Quesnel River NERFINISHED ⓘ Seton River NERFINISHED ⓘ Stave River NERFINISHED ⓘ Thompson River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | British Columbia ⓘ |
| locatedInEcozone |
Montane Cordillera ecozone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Maritime ecozone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRiver | Fraser River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorLandUse |
agriculture
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| partOf | Columbia–Fraser Plateau physiographic region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Fraser Canyon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hope, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lillooet region NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Mainland NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince George NERFINISHED ⓘ Quesnel NERFINISHED ⓘ Williams Lake region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
Fraser Pass area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
Chinook salmon
ⓘ
Chum salmon ⓘ Coho salmon ⓘ Pacific salmon ⓘ Pink salmon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sockeye salmon NERFINISHED ⓘ white sturgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fraser River watershed
this entity surface form:
Fraser River system
this entity surface form:
Fraser River valley
this entity surface form:
Fraser River valley
this entity surface form:
Fraser River watershed
this entity surface form:
Fraser River valley
this entity surface form:
Fraser River watershed
this entity surface form:
Fraser River valley
this entity surface form:
Fraser River system
this entity surface form:
Fraser River watershed
this entity surface form:
Fraser River valley
this entity surface form:
Fraser River region
this entity surface form:
Fraser River watershed
this entity surface form:
Fraser River system
this entity surface form:
Fraser River drainage basin
this entity surface form:
Fraser River watershed
this entity surface form:
Fraser River system
this entity surface form:
Fraser River valley
subject surface form:
Fraser Cemetery
this entity surface form:
Fraser River valley
this entity surface form:
Fraser River watershed
this entity surface form:
Fraser River basin in central British Columbia