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
drainsTo Pacific Ocean
Strait of Georgia
linked to: Straits of Georgia
governedBy Province of British Columbia
linked to: British Columbia
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
Vancouver
includesRegion Cariboo region
Fraser Valley
Interior Plateau of British Columbia
Nechako Plateau
Rocky Mountain Trench
Thompson region
includesTributary Bridge River
Chilcotin River
Chilliwack River
Coquihalla River
Harrison River
Nechako River
Pitt River
Quesnel River
Seton River
Stave River
Thompson River
locatedIn British Columbia
locatedInEcozone Montane Cordillera ecozone
linked to: Montane Cordillera

Pacific Maritime ecozone
mainRiver Fraser River
majorLandUse agriculture
forestry
urban development
partOf Columbia–Fraser Plateau physiographic region
passesThrough Fraser Canyon
Hope, British Columbia
Lillooet region
Lower Mainland
Prince George
Quesnel
Williams Lake region
sourceRegion Fraser Pass area
linked to: Fraser Pass

Rocky Mountains
supportsSpecies Chinook salmon
Chum salmon
Coho salmon
Pacific salmon
Pink salmon
Sockeye salmon
white sturgeon
linked to: White sturgeon

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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
linked to: Fraser River basin
Boston Bar Canyon locatedIn Fraser River valley
linked to: Fraser River basin
Alexandria Canyon isNaturalFeatureOf Fraser River valley
linked to: Fraser River basin
Hells Gate fishways area rapids partOf Fraser River watershed
linked to: Fraser River basin
Boston Bar, British Columbia locatedInValley Fraser River valley
linked to: Fraser River basin
Secwepemc people traditionalTerritoryIncludes Fraser River watershed
linked to: Fraser River basin
Spences Bridge area partOfWatershed Fraser River basin
Fraser Thompson Indian Services Society operatesIn Fraser River valley
linked to: Fraser River basin
Sailor Bar rapids partOf Fraser River system
linked to: Fraser River basin
Williams Lake, British Columbia locatedIn Fraser River watershed
linked to: Fraser River basin
Stó:lō people hasTraditionalTerritory Fraser River valley
linked to: Fraser River basin
Cariboo Mountains drainageTo Fraser River basin
Nlaka’pamux Nation traditionalTerritory Fraser River region
linked to: Fraser River basin
High Bar Canyon partOf Fraser River watershed
linked to: Fraser River basin
Pacific Ocean drainage basin contains Fraser River basin
Quesnel River partOf Fraser River basin
Cordilleran Ice Sheet influencedHydrology Fraser River system
linked to: Fraser River basin
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
linked to: Fraser River basin
Harrison River drainageBasin Fraser River basin
Bridge River partOf Fraser River basin
Bridge River drainageBasin Fraser River system
linked to: Fraser River basin
Valemount, British Columbia locatedInValley Fraser River valley
linked to: Fraser River basin
Fraser Cemetery view Fraser River valley
linked to: Fraser River basin
Nicola River partOf Fraser River basin
Mount Robson Provincial Park partOf Fraser River watershed
linked to: Fraser River basin
Yellowhead Pass waterDrainageWestTo Fraser River basin
Carrier (Dakelh) traditionalTerritory Fraser River basin in central British Columbia
linked to: Fraser River basin
North Thompson River riverSystem Fraser River basin
South Thompson River locatedInWatershed Fraser River basin
South Thompson River partOfHydrologicalSystem Fraser River system
linked to: Fraser River basin
Halkomelem region Fraser River Valley
subject linked to: Halkomelem Salish
linked to: Fraser River basin
Stó꞉lō locatedIn Fraser River region
linked to: Fraser River basin
Sto:lo people locatedIn Fraser River Valley
linked to: Fraser River basin
First Nations of British Columbia traditionalTerritoryIncludes Fraser River watershed
linked to: Fraser River basin
Canadian Intermontane region contains Fraser River valley
linked to: Fraser River basin
Nechako Plateau drainedBy Fraser River basin
Fraser Plateau isDrainedBy Fraser River basin
Sto:lo Nation hasCulturalLandscape Fraser River watershed
linked to: Fraser River basin
Mount Good Hope drainedBy Fraser River basin
Shuswap (Secwepemc) people traditionalRegion Fraser River watershed
linked to: Fraser River basin
Park Ranges drainage Fraser River basin
Chilko River partOf Fraser River watershed
linked to: Fraser River basin
Kwikwetlem culturalRegion Fraser River basin
Coquitlam River watershed partOf Fraser River basin