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.

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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

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Fraser Valley partOf Fraser River basin
Fraser Valley waterSystem Fraser River watershed
linked to: Fraser River basin
Yale Canyon partOf Fraser River system
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Boston Bar Canyon locatedIn Fraser River valley
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Alexandria Canyon isNaturalFeatureOf Fraser River valley
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Hells Gate fishways area rapids partOf Fraser River watershed
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Boston Bar, British Columbia locatedInValley Fraser River valley
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Secwepemc people traditionalTerritoryIncludes Fraser River watershed
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Spences Bridge area partOfWatershed Fraser River basin
Fraser Thompson Indian Services Society operatesIn Fraser River valley
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Sailor Bar rapids partOf Fraser River system
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Williams Lake, British Columbia locatedIn Fraser River watershed
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Stó:lō people hasTraditionalTerritory Fraser River valley
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Cariboo Mountains drainageTo Fraser River basin
Nlaka’pamux Nation traditionalTerritory Fraser River region
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High Bar Canyon partOf Fraser River watershed
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Pacific Ocean drainage basin contains Fraser River basin
Quesnel River partOf Fraser River basin
Cordilleran Ice Sheet influencedHydrology Fraser River system
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Stave River partOf Fraser River basin
Coquihalla River partOf Fraser River drainage basin
linked to: Fraser River basin
Pitt River partOf Fraser River basin
Harrison River partOf Fraser River watershed
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Harrison River drainageBasin Fraser River basin
Bridge River partOf Fraser River basin
Bridge River drainageBasin Fraser River system
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Valemount, British Columbia locatedInValley Fraser River valley
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Fraser Cemetery view Fraser River valley
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Nicola River partOf Fraser River basin
Mount Robson Provincial Park partOf Fraser River watershed
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Carrier (Dakelh) traditionalTerritory Fraser River basin in central British Columbia
linked to: Fraser River basin